Minutes of the Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University. 1996, Volume No. 144

Stephen F. Austin
State University
Minutes of the
Board of Regents
Nacogdoches, Texas
January 30,1996
Volume 144
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
96-26 Approval of October 17, 1995 Minutes 1
96-27 Approval of December 21, 1995 Minutes 1
96-28 Settlement of Parrish v. SFA 1
96-29 Faculty and Staff Appointments for 1995-96 1
96-30 Retirements 3
96-31 Change in Status 3
96-32 Last Class Day Report for Fall, 1995 3
96-33 Underenrolled Class Report for Spring, 1996 3
96-34 Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Activities Policy 4
96-35 Revision of Turner Auditorium Policy 4
96-36 Master of Science with Major in Biotechnology 4
96-37 Review of 1995-96 HEAF Projects 4
96-38 Food Service Contract with ARAMARK 4
96-39 Revision of Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Policy 4
96-40 Ratification of Bond-Issue Bids 5
96-41 Selection of Construction Manager for Replacement of HVAC Systems
in Residence Halls 9 and 12 5
96-42 Computer and Software Acquisition Policy 5
96-43 Friends of the Arts Board of Advisors Private Support
Organization Agreement 5
96-44 Budget Changes - Reporting of Items Less Than $50,000 5
Reports 5
A. Chair, Faculty Senate
B. President, Student Government Association
C. Vice President for University Advancement
E. University President
Appendix No. 1 - Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Activities Policy
Appendix No. 2 a - Original Turner Auditorium Policy
Appendix No. 2 b - Revised Turner Auditorium Policy
Appendix No. 3 - Master of Science with a Major in Biotechnology
Appendix No. 4 - Revised HUB Policy
Appendix No. 5 - Summary of Bid Responses
Appendix No. 6 - Computer and Software Acquisition Policy
Appendix No. 7 - Friends of the Arts Board of Advisors Private Support Organization
Agreement
Appendix No. 8 - Budget Changes of Less than $50,000
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
BOARD OF REGENTS
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
January 30, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chair Ron Adkison. Board members
present: Sissy Austin, R. A. Brookshire, Pattye Greer, Retta Kelley, Lynn Montes,
Jimmy Murphy and Murray Shaw. Absent: Dionne Bagsby.
Others present: Dan Angel, Janelle Ashley, Jerry Holbert, Baker Pattillo, Roland Smith,
Yvette Clark, other University personnel, Daily Sentinel reporter Ayoka Campbell, KTRE-TV
reporter Donna McCollum.
Chair Ron Adkison declared the meeting in Executive Session at 9:10 a.m., and brought
the meeting back into Open Session at 9:30 a.m.
96-26
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the minutes of October 17,1995 be approved as amended.
96-27
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the minutes of December 21,1995 be approved.
96-28
Upon motion by Regent Murphy, seconded by Regent Austin with all members voting aye,
it was ordered to approve and accept the settlement of Parrish v. SFA negotiated by the
parties at the mediation held November 2 and 3,1995, and to authorize the President to
finalize the execution of the Agreement, and to authorize the President to initiate all projects
to be completed in this fiscal year including execution of contracts and purchase orders
relating thereto.
96-29
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Murphy with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the following appointments be approved.
1. Agriculture
Dr. Tim E. Cherry, Associate Professor, D.V.M. (Texas A&M University), at a
salary of $36,000 for nine months, effective January 8,1996.
2. Biology
Mr. Donald B. Burt, Assistant Professor, M.A. (University of Kansas), at a salary
of $32,000 for nine months, effective September 1,1996, contingent upon
completion of doctorate by August, 1996.
Dr. Stephen C. Wagner, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Clemson University), at a
salary of $32,000 for nine months, effective September 1,1996.
3. Counseling and Special Educational Programs
Dr. Frances R. Freeman, Professor, Ph.D. (City University of New York), at a
salary of $40,000 for nine months, effective January 10, 1996.
4. Forestry
Dr. Brian P. Oswald, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (University of Idaho), at a salary
of $32,000 for nine months, effective December 15,1995.
5. Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Dr. Rodney G. Bowden, Lecturer, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), at a salary of
$28,000 for nine months, effective September 1,1995.
6. Secondary Education
Dr. Phillip B. Alkire, Professor, Ed.D. (University of S. Dakota), at a salary of
$60,000 for nine months, effective June 1,1996.
Dr. Carol A. Shaw, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ed.D. (University of San
Francisco), at a salary of $16,000 for 4 1/2 months, effective January 2,1996.
7. University Affairs
Mr. John A. Pearce, Head Football Coach, at a salary of $79,860 for twelve
months, effective February 1,1996.
Mr. Eddie Blister, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary of
$47,307 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
Mr. Eugene Chizik, Jr., Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary
of $35,885 for 10.5 months, effective February 1,1996.
Mr. Denzil Cox, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary of
$42,331 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
Mr. Charles Davis, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary of
$35,000 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
Mr. Robert McFarland, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary
of $41,519 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
Mr. Rick Rhoades, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary of
$37,100 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
96-30
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the following retirements be accepted.
1. Forestry
Dr. Kenneth G. Watterston, Professor and Assistant Dean, effective June 1, 1996.
2. English and Philosophy
Mr. Jarrell Richman, Assistant Professor, effective December 31, 1995.
3. University Affairs
Mr. Bailey Nations, Counselor, effective December 31, 1995.
Mr. Harold Huggins, Manager of Vending, effective September 30, 1995.
96-31
Upon motion by Regent Greer, seconded by Regent Austin with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the following change in status be approved.
1. University Affairs
Mr. Wallace Parker, Campus Assistance Program Counselor, from a salary of
$28,879 for twelve months to Counselor at a salary of $25,156 for twelve months,
effective January 2, 1996.
96-32
Upon motion by Regent Montes, seconded by Regent Austin with all members voting
aye, it was ordered that the Last Class Day Report for the fall semester, 1995, be
approved as presented.
96-33
Upon motion by Regent Montes, seconded by Regent Shaw with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the Chairman of the Board be authorized to approve the Underenrolled
Class Report for the spring semester, 1996.
96-34
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Kelley with all members voting aye, it
was ordered that the Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Activities policy be approved,
effective Spring 1996.
96-35
Upon motion by Regent Murphy, seconded by Regent Greer with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the revised Turner Auditorium Policy be approved, effective Spring
1996.
96-36
Upon motion by Regent Austin, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the Master of Science with a major in Biotechnology be approved for
submission to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
96-37
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the President be authorized to sign the required purchase orders for the
following HEAF projects, providing they meet budget requirements:
1. Purchase of microcomputer systems for the McGee Computing Laboratory at an
estimated cost of $96,000. The administration will develop specifications and
review bids for the systems.
2. Purchase of microcomputers recommended for replacement during the 1995-96
academic year by the Computing and Telecommunications Advisory Committee
(CTAC) and the division of Academic Affairs, at a cost of $300,000. CTAC's
specifications will be the basis for purchasing these systems from the General
Service Commission's Qualified Information Systems Vendor list This item was
introduced to the Board of Regents at the October 17,1995 meeting.
96-38
Upon motion by Regent Montes, seconded by Regent Shaw with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the current meal program contract with ARAMARK be renewed, and
that the President be authorized to sign the contract Terms of the contract are as follows:
No increase in cost for FY1996-97
Annual increases after FY1996-97 are tied to the Consumer Price Index
ARAMARK'S gross profit limited to 3%, the University will split profits
in excess of 3%
$500,000 cafeteria renovation funds to be placed in University account
5 year contract
96-39
Upon motion by Regent Murphy, seconded by Regent Shaw with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the revised Historically Underutilized Business Policy be approved.
96-40
Upon motion by Regent Montes, seconded by Regent Austin with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the selection of Rauscher Pierce as underwriter for the sale of $3.59
million of Constitutional Appropriation (HEAF) bonds and $4,135 million of Consolidated
University Revenue bonds be approved, and that the President be authorized to sign any
necessary contracts or agreements.
96-41
Upon motion by Regent Austin, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the President be authorized to execute a construction manager contract
for replacement of HVAC systems in Residence Halls 9 and 12 once necessary procedures
have been completed, and that the President be authorized to execute necessary purchase
orders and contracts relating to this project.
96-42
Upon motion by Regent Murphy, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting
aye, it was ordered that the Computer and Software Acquisition Policy be approved as
presented.
96-43
Upon motion by Regent Greer, seconded by Regent Murphy with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the Agreement Between the University and the Friends of the Arts
Board of Advisors be approved as presented.
96-44
No Board action was required regarding budget changes in amounts of $50,000 or less, as
presented in Appendix No. 8.
Reports
Faculty Senate Chair, Rick Berry
•Overview of Faculty Senate meetings and committees
•Issues this year included disposition of insurance reserve fund, revision of policy
regarding evaluation of deans, and a faculty survey
•Faculty Senate committees are discussing adapting the advisement process, the role of
faculty in recruitment, the status of call faculty, the revision of new faculty orientation,
and faculty salaries
Student Government Association President, Erik Gobel
•No necessity to raise student fees
•Phone registration is going very well
•Extended Library hours were well utilized
•Prayer issue
•Encouraging more student involvement in voting process through on campus voter
registration drive, and arranging campus visits for candidates
Vice President for University Advancement, Jerry Holbert
•Phone Jack Report
•Gift Annuity
•Hoops for Scholars
•Registrar, Dennis Jones
•75% of students utilized phone registration for Fall 95
•98% used phone registration for Spring 96
University President, Dan Angel
•An SFA 98 "Mid-Way Report" will be published this summer detailing targets that
have been achieved, are in progress, or need attention.
♦Higher education is competing with public education, public hospitals, and public
libraries for allocation of the Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund (TTF), which is
an estimated $100-150 million.
•Dr. Angel will host a television show highlighting SFA programs and new initiatives,
beginning in late February.
Regents Austin, Shaw and Murphy were named to the Nominating Committee.
The next Board meeting was tentatively scheduled for April 29 and 30,1996.
Meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
Appendix No. 1
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
IN SPONSORED ACTIVITIES
I. Policy Statement Relating to Conflict of Interest
A. These guidelines define general University policy and procedures regarding
financial conflicts of interest in relationship to sponsored activities involving
research, education, and University service. Their purpose is to protect the
credibility and integrity of Stephen F. Austin State University's faculty and staff so
that public trust and confidence in the University's sponsored activities is ensured.
B. In accordance with Federal regulations, the University has a responsibility to
manage, reduce, or eliminate any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may be
presented by a financial interest of an investigator. Thus, the University requires
that investigators disclose any significant financial interest that would reasonably
appear to be affected by sponsored activities.
C. A potential conflict of interest occurs when there is a divergence between an
individual's private interests and his or her professional obligations to the
University, such that an independent observer might reasonably question whether
the individual's professional actions or decisions are determined by considerations
of personal gain, financial or otherwise. An actual conflict of interest depends on
the situation and not on the character or actions of the individual.
D. For purposes of this policy, a conflict of interest exists when the University,
through procedures described herein, reasonably determines that a significant
financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or
reporting of sponsored activities.
E. Effective interaction between universities conducting research and industry is
essential to ensure the rapid application of scientific discoveries to the needs of the
Nation and to maintain the international competitiveness of domestic industry.
Nonetheless, prudent stewardship of public funds includes protecting sponsored
research from being compromised by the conflicting financial interests of any
investigator responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of sponsored
activities.
F. The value of the results of sponsored research to the health and the economy of the
Nation must not be compromised by any financial interest that will, or may be
reasonably expected to, bias the design, conduct, or reporting of the research. This
policy seeks to maintain a reasonable balance between these competing interests,
give the University the ability to identify and manage financial interests that may
bias the research, and minimize reporting and other burdens on the Investigator.
G. The University will take all necessary steps to assure that any identified conflicts of
interests will be managed, reduced, or eliminated prior to the University's
expenditure of any funds under an award and certify to the funding agency that this
has been done. Conflicts which cannot be satisfactorily managed, reduced, or
eliminated must be disclosed to the funding agency.
Conflict of Interest - Page 1
Definitions
A. Conflict of interest exists if the reviewer(s) of disclosures determines that a
significant financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design,
conduct, or reporting of sponsored activities.
B. The term Investigator, as used in this policy, means the principal investigator/
project director, co-principal investigator(s), and any other person who is
responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research, educational, or
service activities funded, or proposed for funding by an external sponsor. In this
context, the term Investigator also includes the investigator's spouse and
dependent children.
C. Sponsored activities include research, education, service, or training activities
funded by an external sponsor.
D. Significant financial interest means anything of monetary value, included, but
not limited to:
1. Salary or other payments for services (e.g., consulting fees or honoraria)
2. Equity interests (e.g., stocks, stock options, or other ownership interests)
3. Intellectual property rights (e.g., patents, copyrights, and royalties from
such rights)
The term does not include:
1. Salary, royalties, or other remuneration from the University
2. Income from seminars, lectures, or teaching engagements sponsored by
public or nonprofit entities
3. Income from service on advisory committees or review panels for public or
nonprofit entities
4. An equity interest that, when aggregated for the Investigator and the
Investigator's spouse and dependent children, meets both of the following
tests: does not exceed $10,000 in value as determined through reference to
public prices or other reasonable measures of fair market value, and does
not represent more than a five percent ownership interest in any single entity
5. Salary, royalties or other payments that, when aggregated for the
Investigator and the Investigator's spouse and dependent children over the
next twelve months, are not expected to exceed $10,000.
Conflict of Interest - Page 2
HI. Guidelines
A. Each Investigator is required to disclose the following significant financial interests:
1. Any significant financial interest of the Investigator that would reasonably
appear to be affected by the research or educational activities funded, or
proposed for funding, by an external sponsor; or
2. Any significant financial interest of the Investigator in an entity whose
financial interest would reasonably appear to be affected by the research or
educational activities funded, or proposed for funding, by an external
sponsor.
3. Regardless of the above minimum requirements, a faculty or staff member
in his or her own best interest, may choose to disclose any other financial or
related interest that could present an actual conflict of interest or be
perceived to present a conflict of interest. Disclosure is a key factor in
protecting one's reputation and career from potentially embarrassing or
harmful allegations of misconduct.
B. Each Investigator who has significant financial interest requiring disclosure shall
complete a Significant Financial Interests Disclosure Form and attach all required
supporting documentation. The completed Disclosure Form must be submitted
with the proposal and Proposal Clearance Form (PCF) to the Office of Research
and Sponsored Programs using normal University procedures. Supporting
documentation that identifies the business enterprise or entity involved and the
nature and amount of the interest should be submitted in a sealed envelope marked
confidential and accompany the Disclosure Form and PCF.
C. As required by Federal regulation, all significant financial interests must be
disclosed prior to the time a proposal is submitted. All financial disclosures must
be updated by investigators during the period of the award as new reportable
significant financial interests are obtained. New reportable significant financial
interests includes financial interests that become reportable due to an increase in
value that meets the reporting threshold, as well as the acquisition of new interests
that are reportable.
D. The Coordinator of Research and Sponsored Programs, or official designee, shall
conduct an initial review of all financial disclosures. If the initial determination is
made that there may be a potential for conflict of interest covered by this policy,
then the Disclosure packet will be referred to an Investigating Committee.
Committee members are appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs after
consultation with the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research,
with this person serving as chair. A conflict of interest exists when the
Investigating Committee reasonably determines that a significant financial interest
could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of the
proposed sponsored activities. The Committee shall then determine what
conditions or restrictions, if any, should be imposed by the institution to manage
actual or potential conflicts of interest arising from disclosed significant financial
interests.
E. Collaborators/subrecipients/subcontractors from other academic or not-for-profit
institutions must either comply with this policy or provide a certification from their
Conflict of Interest - Page 3
institutions that they are in compliance with Federal policies regarding investigator
significant financial interest disclosure and that their portion of the project is in
compliance with their institutional policies. Subcontractors from commercial firms
need not make a certification, except when the prime award is from the Public
Health Service (PHS). The PHS requires a certification from any subcontractor,
including commercial firms, stating that it is in compliance with Federal policies
regarding investigator significant financial interest disclosure and that its portion of
the activity is in compliance with those policies.
IV. Finding of Presence of Conflict of Interest
A. Resolution
1. Resolution of any potential or actual conflicts of interest will not be required
until after funding has been approved and prior to any expenditure of funds
under the award.
2. The Investigating Committee, along with the Investigator, will proceed to
resolve any actual or potential problems revealed by the initial review of
financial disclosures. In order for the conflict to be managed, reduced, or
eliminated, the Committee may recommend:
a) Public disclosure of significant financial interests;
b) Monitoring of sponsored activities by independent reviewers;
c) Modification of the sponsored activity plan;
d) Disqualification from participation in all or a portion of the activity
funded that would be affected by the significant financial interests;
e) Divestiture of significant financial interests; or
f) Severance of relationships that create actual or potential conflicts of
interest.
3. If the Investigating Committee determines that imposing the above
referenced conditions or restrictions would either be ineffective or
inequitable, and that the potential negative impacts that may arise from a
significant financial interest are outweighed by interests of scientific
progress, technology transfer, or the public health and welfare, then the
Committee may recommend that, to the extent permitted by Federal
regulations, the sponsored activity go forward without imposing such
conditions or restrictions. In these cases, the Vice President for Academic
Affairs and the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research
shall make the final decision regarding resolution.
4. The approved resolution plan shall be documented in writing detailing the
conditions or restrictions imposed upon the Investigator in the conduct of
the sponsored activity or in the relationship with the business enterprise or
entity.
5. Actual or potential conflicts of interest will be satisfactorily managed,
reduced, or eliminated in accordance with these guidelines and all required
Conflict of Interest - Page 4
reports regarding conflicts of interest submitted to the sponsor prior to the
expenditure of any funds under an award.
B. Records of Investigator financial disclosures and of actions taken to manage actual
or potential conflicts of interest, shall be retained by the Office of Research and
Sponsored Programs until three (3) years after the later of the termination or
completion of the award to which they relate, or the resolution of any government
action involving those records.
V. Enforcement
A. The Vice President for Academic Affairs shall be responsible for determining and
implementing sanctions on Investigators who have violated this policy in terms of a
conflict of interest resolution. The Investigator shall be notified in writing of the
recommended sanctions within twenty (20) days. If the sanctions involve a
recommendation for termination of employment, the University academic
termination procedures will be invoked. The University must take action
appropriate for the seriousness of the violation, including, but not limited to, one or
more of the following, subject to existing University policies for institutional
disciplinary action:
1. Termination
2. Removal from particular activity
3. Special monitoring of future work
4. Letter of reprimand
5. Probation for specified period with conditions specified
B. The University shall follow Federal regulations regarding the notification of the
sponsoring agency in the event an Investigator has failed to comply with this
policy. The sponsor may take its own action as it deems appropriate, including the
suspension of funding for the Investigator until the matter is resolved.
Individuals may appeal the judgment and/or the sanction. A written statement of the grounds for
the appeal must be submitted to the President within thirty (30) days of written notification of the
sanctions. Grounds for appeal include, but are not limited to, previously unconsidered material
evidence, sanctions not commensurate with the finding, and failure to follow the prescribed
process. Upon receipt of a written appeal, the President will evaluate the evidence and make a
determination. The President will open an investigation if the previously unconsidered material
evidence so warrants and may open an investigation if circumstances so dictate. The President's
decision will be conveyed to all involved in a timely fashion, but must be conveyed within thirty
(30) working days. In the case of termination, the appropriate University policies on termination
for cause shall be followed.
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VI. Other Policies
This policy has been developed in response to Federal guidelines for sponsored activities.
State ethics laws regarding employee conduct may also apply to situations involving
potential conflicts of interest. Employees are encouraged to cross reference the policies
listed below and to alert their supervisor(s) of any situation that may be perceived as a
potential conflict of interest.
Source of Authority: Vice President for Academic Affairs
Cross Reference: 42 CFR part 50, 45 CFA subtitle A, NSF GPM 510; Faculty Handbook;
University Policy E-15, Employee Conduct; University Policy E-56, Ethics Policy Statement
Contact for Revision: Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research
Forms: Significant Financial Interest Disclosure Form
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Stephen F, Austin State University
Significant Financial Interest
Disclosure Form
Investigator: Department:
Project Title:
Agency:
Amount: Start date: End date:
1. Are you or your spouse or dependent(s) (dependent children or other relatives living at the same address) an
(officer, director, partner, trustee, employee, advisory board member, or agent of the external organization funding
jthis sponsored activity or of any organization from which goods and services will be obtained under the
ponsored activity?
O yes (If so, describe in detail the nature and extent of the affiliation on an attached sheet.)
□ no
2. Are you or your spouse or dependent(s) the actual or beneficial owner of more than an aggregate of five percent
(5%) of the voting stock or controlling interest of the external organization funding this sponsored activity or any
external organization from which goods and services will be obtained under this sponsored activity?
Q yes (tf so» describe in detail the nature and extent of the affiliation on an attached sheet.)
□ no
3. Excluding income anticipated from this sponsored activity, have you and your spouse or dependent derived
income within the past year or do you or any member of your immediate family anticipate deriving income exceeding
an aggregate of $10,000 per year from the external organization funding this sponsored activity or any external
organization from which goods and services will be obtained under this sponsored activity?
Q yes flf so> describe in detail the nature and extent of the affiliation on an attached sheet.)
no
Certification: I have read and understand the Stephen F. Austin State University Conflict of Interest in
Sponsored Activities policy; have made all financial disclosures required; and will comply with
any conditions or restrictions imposed to manage, reduce, or eliminate actual or potential
conflicts of interest.
Signature: Date:
Appendix No. 2a
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Original Implementation: May, 1987 PapP i n"f S
Last Revision: None g lOtb
The provisions of the policy for Use of University Facilities govern the use of all
buildings, facilities, equipment and grounds, hereinafter referred to as facilities under
the control of Stephen F. Austin State University. That policy provides that the
University may establish additional procedures for the reservation and use of specific
tacinties; therefore, the following provisions apply to Turner Auditorium.
William M. Turner Auditorium is an academic and performing arts facility of
Stephen F. Austin State University. The Dean of the School of Fine Arts is the
administrator of the facility and its operating policies.
Nothing contained in this policy shall be construed to prohibit or hinder the operation
ot Turner Auditorium in pursuing the University's mission as a public institution of
nigner education. All activities associated with that mission shall have priority in the
use or this facility. r J
Priority of \fcr.r<*
Priorities for the use of this facility are as follows:
Category I Events sponsored by the Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre-dance
productions; and other performance activities that are a '
necessary adjunct to academic programs in the School of Fine Arts.
Category IT Events sponsored by the University Performing Arts Series
Category III Events sponsored by University departments; registered student
faculty, and staff organizations of both an academic and non-academic
nature.
Category IV Events sponsored jointly by official University departments or agencies
with non-University groups subject to the regulations described herein.
•The priority established in the above categories applies in the following sections.
Reservations and F.vent Planning
Reservations for all functions in Turner Auditorium are made through the Dean of
Fine Arts who will act as arbitrator in circumstances of schedule conflicts. Higher
FolSwi^SJdSc^ 81V6n ^ earHer Opportunity t0 reserve dates according to the
Categoryj EXen.ts requiring the use of the auditorium for five days or longer have
priority for reserving dates until October 15 of the previous academic
year Events requiring the use of the auditorium for fewer than five
days have priority for reserving dates after March 1 and prior to May 1
of the previous academic year.
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Category II Events in this category have priority for reserving dates after
October 15 and prior to March 1 of the previous academic year.
Category III Events in these categories may reserve available dates after May 1
and IV of the previous academic year.
Two fees may be charged for the use of Turner Auditorium.
RENTAL FEE: Used for general upkeep, repair, and standard equipment
replacement. The rental fee period begins at the time of
scheduled occupancy and continues until the event has been
concluded and the stage cleared and cleaned.
EQUIPMENT/PERSONNEL FEE: Determined by the actual expenses for specific
technical support associated with the scheduled event.
Fees are charged according to the category of the event and the Schedule of Fees which
follows on page 5.
Category I No rental fee charged. Equipment fees will be charged as shown in the
Schedule of Fees. Turner Auditorium provides a number of operating
personnel, as determined by the needs of the scheduled event, at no
charge to Category I users. Personnel required beyond the number
provided by Turner Auditorium will be charged to the user.
Category II No rental fee charged. Equipment/personnel fees will be charged as
shown in the Schedule of Fees.
Category III Rental fees and equipment/personnel fees will be charged as shown in
the Schedule of Fees.
Category IV Rental fees and equipment/personnel fees will be charged as shown in
the Schedule of Fees.
Events with Admission Charges
If an event has an admission charge, the user of the facility must deposit the proceeds
from ticket sales to a University account.
1. Users scheduling events with admission charges must conform to University
ticket sales procedures. (See Cash Receipts and Deposits policy.)
2. Ticket prices and ticket availability notices may not be published until
authorized by Turner Administrative staff.
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Jointly Sponsored F.vpn^
Jointly .sponsored events in Turner Auditorium are subject to the following regulations:
1.
^. /A. ID1IINV SDf»nSr»r/art munt mnrt U«..^ „_ I r ,
irom a dean or vice
3. A written agreement between the University agency and the non-Universin,
group must be prepared after consultation witrlthe TuraerSSStaff
This agreement must be signed by the appropriate dean or vice^Senl
4. „ _ „„ _ „ t
to assume full responsibility for
/ith the sponsoring Uni
6.
General Operating Rppnlat,'
SigDS' meSS?^eS Or Othermaterials may ^posted,
or announced in, on, or adjacent to Turner Auditorium ?T^0nS0r Without Prior****iPr^l by he D S S
D^rSlty> f? SUcl? adverti^ng as listed ab6ve must be app oved by the
Director of University News and Information Services prior to release
3" Safe%^, rAatl^S' f5 det.ermined by the Turner Administrative
4' r^^St^6 USer organi2ation js responsible for the conduct of its
representatives, members, and guests while in the Griffith Building
5.
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Smoking: The user organization shall not permit smoking at any time on the
stage, in the backstage areas, or in the auditorium seating areas. Smoking is
permitted in the lobby, dressing rooms, and dressing room corridors when
appropriate.
6- Photographs and Recordings: No photographs or recordings may be made
during a public performance except under very special circumstances and with
prior permission of the Turner Administrative Staff. Photographs may be taken
betore or after a performance, as arranged by the Turner Administrative Staff
with the artist(s) involved.
Turner Auditorium does not furnish audio or video recording equipment The
user will furnish equipment as needed when permission to record has been
granted.
7. Broadcasts: All broadcasts, telecasts, master recordings, films, and transcripts
shall have prior written permission from the Turner Administrative Staff If
consent is given, the user organization will furnish and install all equipment
necessary other than Turner equipment furnished and contracted for bv the user
organization. J
8. Hqut§: The user must specify daily clock-hours of occupancy and may not carry
out activities m the facility other than at those times. Turner operating
Personnel will be in attendance and will be paid by the user in accordance with
he Schedule of Fees for during all specified hours. A daily fee will be charged
the user even though another activity may occur in the facility during the same
9. Personnel: Turner Auditorium operating personnel needed shall be determined
by the Director of Arts Activities. A minimal crew (Turner Auditorium
lecnnician for all events; Usher Captain when an audience is present) is
required. Any additional technical and house personnel required as determined
by the Director of Arts Activities shall be provided at the user's expense.
10. User $taff: Organizations may wish to use their own crews for tasks more
appropriately understood by their personnel (music stand and chair setups prop
arrangements, etc.). This arrangement must be cleared by the Director of Arts
Activities in advance. Such arrangement does not, however, release the user
trom the basic personnel charges identified in other sections of this document.
11. Services; Technical and house needs and functions performed by Turner
Auditorium staff on behalf of the user outside scheduled occupancy shall be paid
I™ Y % KS6u ^r1 Universitv equipment will be operated by trained personnel
employed by the University and/or approved by the Turner Administrative staff.
12. Operating Code: Any user whose technical or house crew fails to operate and
maintain the facility according to the stated operating regulations shall be
required to use Turner operating personnel for future events. Users who failed
to abide by the operating regulations may forfeit future use.
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Page 5 of 8
13. Payment for Damages: All users and sponsors shall be responsible for payment
for damages to the facility, its fixtures and equipment, whether caused by the
user or its patrons, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
14. Pianos: Pianos owned by SFA may be provided for use on the stage. Any tuning
requested by the user organization will be billed at cost to the user The
Director of Arts Activities will designate the piano to be used and the tuner
employed.
15. Stage Work: All stage work shall be done at the user's expense under the
supervision of the Stage Technician. Prior approval must be secured as
indicated above if user organizations wish to employ their own personnel.
16. House Equipment: A request to use Turner Auditorium equipment must be
made at pre-event conferences and involve individuals who have been
designated as competent and qualified by the Turner Administrative Staff.
17. Cleared Stage: The user organization shall leave the stage and stage areas
including dressing rooms, clear after the final performance, unless permission is
given for a longer storage period. Such permission is granted by the Stage
Technician and/or the Director of Arts Activities. If the stage is not cleared
within the designated period, the Turner Administrative Staff will employ a
cleanup crew for this purpose and assign charges to the user organization A
user will be released from further responsibility only after inspection by the
lurner Administrative Staff reveals the facility to be in satisfactory condition.
18. Concessions: The user organization shall not allow tobacco products beverages
rood, gum or refreshments of any kind to be sold, brought into, or served on the'
ruses. No refreshment shall be taken onto the stage, into the backstage areas
20.
19. Prior Approval: The user organization will acquire written approval from the
Director of Arts Activities before:
a. placing any equipment on the stage;
b. erecting or operating any machinery or equipment run by electricity or
other power; J
c. installing any wires, electrical installations or other appliances.
All decorations shall be installed without defacing the building and shall be
subject to the supervision and approval of the Director of Arts Activities. The
ffiM^^S^screws> or similar articles on walls'floors'or
Cancellation: In most cases, should an event be canceled more than two weeks
betore the scheduled performance date, no financial obligation will accrue to the
user organization. Should an event be canceled within two weeks of
performance, however, certain charges will be made.
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Page 6 of 8
21. CurtainTime: Doors ordinarily open 30 minutes before curtain time. The
House Manager (Usher Captain, if a House Manager is not on duty) starts the
performance. Ordinarily, evening performances begin at 8:00 p.m.
Schedule of Fees
Category I
1. Rental Fees: None charged
2. Equipment/Personnel Fees: Equipment fees are not generally charged
to Category I users, except as the use of equipment results in an unusual
expense to Turner Auditorium (i.e., piano tuning, purchase of special
gels, etc.). Personnel fees are charged per number of hours worked times
$4, except that a minimum of $8 per worker per rehearsal or performance
is charged.
Category II
1. Rental Fees: None charged
2. Equipment/Personnel Fees: Same as Category I
Category III
1. Rental Fees:
$100
$50
$25
First Hour of Use
Second Hour of Use
Third and All Succeeding
Hours of Use: (This charge
applies to hours contracted
for over several days.)
Hours are determined according to the production plan and are
continuous. Accordingly, a Priority III event with eight rehearsal
hours and a performance of three hours would cost $100 plus $50
plus 9 times $25 for a total of $375. Gaps of unscheduled stage
time (periods between rehearsals) may be used for certain events
(i.e., speaker) even though the stage is taken with sets or other
equipment.
Personnel/Equipment Fees:
The minimum personnel requirement for any rehearsal or
performance (whether or not admission is charged) is one each:
Stage Technician $8.00 (two hours
@ $4 per hour)
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Page 7 of 8
(wtn SSSSe is present) @ M
(Turner Auditorium personnel are hired from a list of trained
stage assistants familiar with apparatus and equipment of the
TT employed only throu8h the of^e of the Dean of
w?t^T^e<ft?ffar| di?termined during the Planning conferences with Turner Staff. Follow spot operators, lighting technicians,
sound technicians and miscellaneous stagehands may be needed
These workers will be employed by the Dean of Fine Arts and
SS53S Kage Technkian ™e cost <*™** *» *
Follow SPot $2 per hour or fraction thereof
(operator not included)
Sound Equipment $6 per hour or fraction thereof
(operator not included)
Piano:
Large Grand $25 (per performance and one
rehearsal)
Small Grand $10 (per performance and one
rehearsal)
Piano Tuning $35
The need for House Personnel (ushers, ticket takers, house
manager, usher captain box office staff) will be determined at the
SnZg-H°lerenCe- ^member of the Turner Auditorium staff
SflftSZSfi^"1 estimate of total costs
•"*"■ th
urner Au
teSflftSZSfi^ Category TV
1. Rental Fees:
First Hour of Use
Second Hour of Use j 100
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Page 8 of 8
Third and All Succeeding
Hours of Use (applies to $ 50
hours contracted for over
several days)
Hours are determined according to the production plan and are
continuous. Accordingly, an event with eight rehearsal hours and
a performance of three hours would cost $150 plus $100 plus 9
times $50 for a total of $700. Gaps of unscheduled stage time
(periods between rehearsals) may be used for certain events (i.e.,
speaker) even though the stage is taken with sets or other
equipment.
2. Personnel/Equipment Fees:
Same as Category III
Source of Authority: Board of Regents, President, Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Cross Reference: None
Contact for Revision: Dean of the School of Fine Arts
Forms: None
Appendix No. 2b
Turner Auditorium Index B-28
Original Implementation: May, 1987
Last Revision: None
The provisions of the policy for the Use of University Facilities govern the use of all buildings,
facilities, equipment and grounds, hereinafter referred to as facilities, under the control of Stephen
F. Austin State University. That policy provides that the University may establish additional
procedures for the reservation and use of specific facilities; therefore, the following provisions
apply to Turner Auditorium.
W. M. Turner Auditorium is a part of the Griffith Fine Arts Center, an academic facility of Stephen
F. Austin State University. In addition to the Turner Auditorium, the facility contains the SFA
Gallery, two lab theaters, technical shops, classrooms, design areas and the offices of the College
of Fine Arts and Department of Theatre. Spaces within the complex are assigned either College or
Department status. Jurisdiction for purposes of space requests and assignments is as follows.
Scheduling and use of the facility and its equipment are pursuant to Stephen F. Austin State
University Presidential Policy Number 10 (October 25, 1982). Part m, Section 1 of that document
assigns responsibility for administrative control of the facility to the "Dean of the College having
jurisdiction over the space."
The remainder of this document outlines policies and procedures for the operation of William M.
Turner Auditorium.
Auditorium Operating Policy
The William M. Turner Auditorium is an academic and performing arts facility of Stephen F.
Austin State University. Scheduling and use of the facility and its equipment are pursuant to
SFASU Presidential Policy No. 10. The Dean of the College of Fine Arts is the administrator of
the facility and its operating policies. Nothing contained in this policy shall be construed to prohibit
or hinder the operation of Turner Auditorium in pursuing the University's mission as a public
institution of higher education. All activities associated with that mission shall have priority in the
use of this facility.
Priority Of Users
Because Turner Auditorium is an academic and a performing arts facility, its use shall be restricted.
The following priorities for assignment of use shall be in effect:
Category I Events sponsored by the Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre; Dance
productions; and other performance activities that are a necessary adjunct
to academic programs in the College of Fine Arts.
Category II Events that are a part of the University Series of the CFA@SFA visual
and performing arts programming.
Category DI Events sponsored by University departments or registered student,
faculty, and staff organizations of both an academic and nonacademic
nature.
Category IV Events sponsored jointly by official University departments or agencies
with non-University groups subject to the regulations described herein.
Reservations Procedures
Reservations for all functions in Turner Auditorium are made through the Assistant Director of Arts
Information. Scheduling priorities will be given in accordance with the following procedures:
Category I Events requiring the use of the auditorium for five days or longer have
priority for reserving dates until October 15 of the previous academic
year. Events requiring the use of the auditorium for fewer than five days
have priority for reserving dates through December 15 of the previous
academic year.
Category II Events in this category have priority for reserving dates after October 15
and prior to March 1 of the previous academic year.
Category m and IV Events in these categories may reserve available dates after May 1 of the
previous academic year.
The Assistant Director of Arts Information will produce and distribute to all Category I and II
Auditorium users a working calendar on October 15 and December 15 of the previous academic
year. Attempts will be made to resolve any conflicts.). The Dean of Fine Arts will act as
arbitrator in circumstances where scheduling conflicts cannot be resolved.
Procedures for Reserving Facility
The following reservation procedures apply to requests to use Turner Auditorium:
Category III
1. The Assistant Director of Arts Information will distribute an invitation to Category I and II
users of Turner Auditorium to make their initial date requests according to the reservation
procedures.
2. Once conflicts are resolved, each scheduled user will receive forms ("William D. Turner
Auditorium Reservation Request") to complete and return to the Arts Information Office.
Formal confirmation of a requested date will be issued upon receipt of a completed form.
3. The Arts Information Office will notify users at the appropriate times regarding technical
needs, publicity, house management, etc.
Category in. IV
1. Obtain a reservation packet from the Assistant Director of Arts Information at the Arts
Information Office. The Auditorium should be reserved as far in advance as possible
(suggested minimal time: 12 weeks prior to the event) since there is great demand for the
facility and insufficient staff to easily accommodate all requests. Alternate dates should also be
selected in the event that the date of first choice is not available.
2. For all non-College of Fine Arts users, if a date is confirmed, a meeting with the Assistant
Director of Arts Information will be scheduled to formalize equipment and personnel needs
(suggested minimal time: 5 weeks prior to the event); For College of Fine Arts users, standard
Arts Information Office procedures will be utilized (see page 6).
3. Meet with the Assistant Director of Arts Information and the Turner Facilities Manager and
staff 2 weeks before the event to finalize plans. Additional meetings may be required at the
discretion of the Assistant Director of Arts Information and/or the Turner Facilities Manager.
Schedule Of Fees
Category I
1. Rental Fees: None charged
2. Equipment/Personnel Fees: During the academic year, equipment fees generally are not
charged to Category I users, except in those instances where the use of equipment results in an
unusual expense to Turner Auditorium (i.e., piano tuning, purchase of special gels, etc.).
Personnel fees may be charged per number of hours worked times the minimum wage. A
minimum of two hours per worker per rehearsal or performance is charged. For the summer
months, Category I users may be required to cover personnel costs on a per-use basis (summer
fees will be based upon budgetary allocations to the College of Fine Arts).
Category II
1. Rental Fees: None charged
2. Equipment/Personnel Fees: During the academic year, equipment fees generally are not
charged to Category II users, except in those instances where the use of equipment results in an
unusual expense to Turner Auditorium (i.e., piano tuning, purchase of special gels, etc.).
Personnel fees may be charged per number of hours worked times the minimum wage. For the
summer months, Category II users may be required to cover personnel costs on a per-use basis
(summer fees will be based upon budgetary allocations to the College of Fine Arts).
Category HI
1. Rental Fees:
First Hour of Use- $125
Second Hour of Use - $75
Third and All Succeeding Hours of Use - $25. (This charge applies to hours contracted for
over several days.)
Hours are determined according to the production plan and are continuous. Accordingly, a
Category HI event with eight rehearsal hours and a performance of three hours would cost
$125 plus $75 plus 9 times $25 for a total of $425. Gaps of unscheduled stage time
(periods between rehearsals) may be used for certain events (i.e., speaker) even though the
stage is taken with sets or other equipment.
2. Personnel/Equipment Fees:
The minimum personnel requirement for any rehearsal or performance (whether or not
admission is charged) is one each:
Stage Technician - two hours times minimum wage
Usher Captain - two hours times minimum wage (when audience is present)
(Turner Auditorium personnel are hired from a list of trained stage assistants familiar with
apparatus and equipment of Turner stage and employed only through the office of Dean of
Fine Arts.)
Personnel needs are determined during the planning conferences with Turner staff. Follow
spot operators, lighting technicians, sound technicians, and miscellaneous stagehands may
be needed. These workers will be employed by the Dean of Fine Arts and supervised by
the Stage Technician. The cost of workers will be charged to the user.
A schedule of equipment rental charges is available separately from the Arts
Information Office.
The need for House Personnel (ushers, ticket takers, house manager, usher captains, box
office staff) will be determined at the planning conference. A member of the Turner
Auditorium staff will provide the user with an estimate of total costs associated with the use
of the auditorium.
Category IV
1. Rental Fees:
First Hour of Use- $175
Second Hour of Use - $125
Third and All Succeeding Hours of Use - $75 (applies to hours contracted for over several
days)
Hours are determined according to the production plan and are continuous. Accordingly, an
event with eight rehearsal hours and a performance of three hours would cost $175 plus
$ 125 plus 9 times $75 for a total of $975. Gaps of unscheduled stage time (periods
between rehearsals) may be used for certain events (i.e., speaker) even though the stage is
taken with sets or other equipment.
2. Personnel/Equipment Fees: Same as Category IE
Events with Admission Charges
Category I, II users: If an event has an admission charge, the user of the facility must deposit the
proceeds from ticket sales to a University account.
1. Users scheduling events with admission charges must conform to University Business
Office ticket procedures.
2. Ticket prices and ticket availability notices may not be published until the Turner Auditorium
Staff certifies that the event has received adequate planning and all necessary approvals.
Category HI, IV users: Users are free to set admission prices and handle admissions as they see
fit. Notwithstanding this general statement, University departments must deposit funds in
a University account and conform with University business practices and policies.
Jointly Sponsored Events
Jointly sponsored events (i.e., events where official University departments and agencies jointly
sponsor an event with a non-university group) may be scheduled only in accordance with the
provisions of this document and the Regents1 Rules and Regulations, Part 1, Chapter IV, Section
6.5 and Presidential Policy No. 10. Jointly sponsored events in Turner Auditorium are subject to
the following regulations:
1. Only official University departments and agencies may jointly sponsor an event with a non-
University group.
2. A jointly sponsored event must have approval from a Dean or Vice-President and have self-evident
educational implications.
3. A written agreement between the University department/agency and the non-University
group must be prepared after consultation with the Assistant Director of Arts Information
and the Turner Facilities Manager. This agreement must be signed by the appropriate Dean
or Vice President.
4. The University department/agency acting as sponsor agrees to assume full responsibility for
the event and all charges for damages related to that event.
5. The Turner staff will work directly with the sponsoring University department/agency rather
than the non-University group. The University agency will be considered the producer of
the event.
6. All advertising, promotion, and announcements of the event must include the name of
Stephen F. Austin State University and be approved by the University joint sponsor.
7. The University agency sponsoring an event assumes responsibility to assure that the use of
Turner Auditorium does not result in private gain for the non-University group.
General Operating Regulations
Regulations Applying to All Turner Auditorium Users:
1. Signs and displays: No signs, messages or other materials may be posted, displayed, distributed
or announced in, on, or adjacent to Turner Auditorium by the user or sponsor without prior
written approval by the Dean of Fine Arts. Such materials may not be fastened to any part of
the facility except in spaces provided for this purpose and may not be permitted to interfere
with crowd movement and safety.
2. Advertising: All news releases, handbills, advertisements, television and radio announcements
or other media utilized to inform the public of a non-University event to be held in Turner
Auditorium must be approved by the Public Information Office and also must carry a
disclaimer, approved by the University General Counsel, to the effect that use of Turner
Auditorium does not imply endorsement of the event by the sponsoring organization or the
University.
3. Safety: Safety regulations, as determined by the Turner Auditorium Staff and the University
Safety Officer, will govern all areas of Turner Auditorium and the Griffith Building.
4. Conduct: The user organization is responsible for the conduct of its representatives, members,
and guests while in the Griffith building. Organizations with a history of conduct violations
during previous use of the Turner Auditorium may be denied subsequent use.
5. Smoking: Griffith Fine Arts Center is designated as a No Smoking facility
6. Photographs and recordings: Each user is advised to make its policies regarding the taking of
photographs and/or recordings clear to the audience.
7. Broadcasts: All broadcasts, telecasts, master recordings, films, and transcripts shall have prior
written permission from the Turner Auditorium Staff. If consent is given, the user
organization will furnish and install all equipment necessary other than Turner equipment
furnished and contracted for by the user organization .
8. Hours: The user must specify daily clock hours of occupancy and may not carry out activities in
the facility other than at those times. The Turner Staff will be in attendance and may be paid
for by the user during all specified hours.
9. Personnel: Turner Auditorium operating personnel needed shall be determined by the Assistant
Director of Arts Information and the Turner Facilities Manager. A minimal crew (Turner
Auditorium technical crew for all events; House management when an audience is present) is
required. Any additional technical and house personnel required as determined by the
Assistant Director of Arts Information shall be provided at the user's expense.
10. User Staff: Organizations may wish to use their own crews for tasks more appropriately
understood by their personnel (music stand and chair setups, prop arrangements, etc.). This
arrangement must be cleared by Assistant Director of Arts Information and Turner Facilities
Manager in advance. Such arrangement does not, however, release the user from the basic
personnel charges identified in other sections of this document.
11. Services: Technical and house needs and functions performed by Turner Auditorium Staff on
behalf of the user outside scheduled occupancy shall be paid for by the user. All University
equipment will be operated by trained personnel employed by the University or and/or
approved by the Turner Facilities Manager.
12. Operating Code: Any user whose technical or house crew fails to operate and maintain the
facility according to the stated Operating Regulations shall be required to use Turner staff for
future events. Users who fail to abide by the Operating Regulations may forfeit future use.
13. Payment for damages: All users and sponsors shall be responsible for payment for damages to
the facility, its fixtures and equipment, whether caused by the user or its patrons, ordinary
wear and tear excepted.
14. Pianos: Pianos owned by SFA may be provided for use on the stage. Any tuning requested by
the user organization may be billed at cost to the user. The Assistant Director of Arts
Information will designate the piano to be used and the tuner employed.
15. Stage work: All stage work shall be done at the user's expense under the supervision of the
Turner Facilities Manager. Prior approval must be secured as indicated above if user
organizations wish to employ their own personnel.
16. House equipment: A request to use Turner Auditorium equipment must be made at pre-event
conferences and involve individuals who have been designated as competent and qualified by
the Turner Facilities Manager.
17. Cleared stage: The user organization shall leave the stage and stage areas, including dressing
rooms, clear after the final performance, unless permission is given for a longer storage
period. Such permission is granted by Turner Facilities Manager. If the stage is not cleared
within the designated period, the Turner staff will employ a cleanup crew for this purpose and
assign charges to the user organization. A user will be released from further responsibility
only after inspection by the Turner staff reveals the facility to be in satisfactory condition.
18. Concessions: The user organization shall not allow tobacco products, beverages, food, gum,
or refreshments of any kind to be sold, brought into, or served on the premises. No
refreshment shall be taken onto the stage, into the backstage areas or into the Auditorium at
anytime.
19. Prior approval: The user organization will acquire written approval from the Assistant Director
of Arts Information and the Turner Facilities Manager before placing any equipment on the
stage. The user organization will acquire written approval from the Turner Facilities Manager
before a) erecting or operating any machinery or equipment run by electricity or other power,
or b) installing any wires, electrical installations or other appliances. All decorations shall be
installed without defacing the building and shall be subject to the supervision and approval of
the Assistant Director of Arts Information and the Turner Facilities Manager. The use of tape,
nails, adhesives, tacks, screws, or similar articles on wall, floors, or plaster surfaces is not
allowed.
Regulations Applying to Non-University Users of Turner Auditorium:
1. Advertising: All news releases, handbills, advertisements, television and radio announcements
or other media utilized to inform the public of a non University event to be held in Turner
Auditorium must carry a disclaimer, approved by the University General Counsel, to the effect
that use of Turner Auditorium does not imply endorsement of the event by the sponsoring
organization or the University.
2. Safety: Safety regulations, as determined by the Turner Auditorium Staff and the University
Safety Officer, will govern all areas of Turner Auditorium and the Griffith Building.
3. Conduct: The user organization is responsible for the conduct of its representatives, members,
and guests while in the Griffith building. Organizations with a history of conduct violations
during previous use of the Turner Auditorium may be denied subsequent use.
4. Smoking: The user organization shall not permit smoking at any time on the stage, in the
backstage areas, or in the auditorium seating areas. Griffith Fine Arts Center, as well as
Turner Auditorium, are designated non-smoking facility. There shall be no smoking in the
building.
5. Photographs and recordings: No photographs or recordings may be made during a public
performance except under very special circumstances and with prior permission of the Turner
Staff. Photographs may be taken before or after a performance, as arranged by the Turner
Staff with the artists involved. Turner Auditorium does not furnish audio or video recording
equipment. The user will furnish equipment as needed when permission to record has been
granted.
6. Broadcasts: All broadcasts, telecasts, master recordings, films, and transcripts shall have prior
written permission from the Turner Auditorium Staff. If consent is given, the user
organization will furnish and install all equipment necessary other than Turner equipment
furnished and contracted for by the user organization .
7. Hours: The user must specify daily clock hours of occupancy and may not carry out activities in
the facility other than at those times. The Turner Staff will be in attendance and will be paid for
by the user during all specified hours. A daily fee will be charged the user even though
another activity may occur in the facility during the same period.
8. Personnel: Turner Auditorium operating personnel needed shall be determined by the Assistant
Director of Arts Information and the Turner Facilities Manager. A minimal crew (technical
crew for all events; usher captain when an audience is present) is required. Any additional
technical and house personnel required as determined by the Assistant Director of Arts
Information and the Turner Facilities Manager shall be provided at the user's expense.
9. User Staff: Organizations may wish to use their own crews for tasks more appropriately
understood by their personnel (music stand and chair setups, prop arrangements, etc.). This
arrangement must be cleared by the Assistant Director of Arts Information and the Turner
Facilities Manager in advance. Such arrangement does not, however, release the user from the
basic personnel charges identified in other sections of this document.
10. Services: Technical and house needs and functions performed by Turner Auditorium Staff on
behalf of the user outside scheduled occupancy shall be paid for by the user. All University
equipment will be operated by trained personnel employed by the University or and/or
approved by the Turner Auditorium Staff.
11. Operating Code: Any user whose technical or house crew fails to operate and maintain the
facility according to the stated Operating Regulations shall be required to use Turner staff for
future events. Users who fail to abide by the Operating Regulations may forfeit future use.
12. Payment for damages: All users and sponsors shall be responsible for payment for damages to
the facility, its fixtures and equipment, whether caused by the user or its patrons, ordinary
wear and tear excepted.
13. Pianos: Pianos owned by SFA may be provided for use on the stage. Any tuning requested by
the user organization will be billed at cost to the user. The Assistant Director of Arts
Information will designate the piano to be used and the tuner employed.
14. Stage work: All stage work shall be done at the user's expense under the supervision of the
Stage Technician. Prior approval must be secured as indicated above if user organizations
wish to employ their own personnel.
15. House equipment: A request to use Turner Auditorium equipment must be made at pre-event
conferences and involve individuals who have been designated as competent and qualified by
the Turner staff member (faculty member) in charge of the stage.
16. Cleared stage: The user organization shall leave the stage and stage areas, including dressing
rooms, clear after the final performance, unless permission is given for a longer storage
period. Such permission is granted by the Stage Technical and /or the Assistant Director of
Arts Information. If the stage is not cleared within the designated period, the Turner staff will
employ a cleanup crew for this purpose and assign charges to the user organization. A user
will be released from further responsibility only after inspection by the Turner staff reveals the
facility to be in satisfactory condition.
17. Concessions: The user organization shall not allow tobacco products, beverages, food, gum,
or refreshments of any kind to be sold, brought into, or served on the premises.No
refreshment shall be taken onto the stage, into the backstage areas or into the Auditorium at
anytime.
18. Prior approval: The user organization will acquire written approval from the Assistant Director
of Arts Information and the Turner Facilities Manager before placing any equipment on the
stage. The user organization will acquire written approval from the Turner Facilities Manager
before a) erecting or operating any machinery or equipment run by electricity or other power,
or b) installing any wires, electrical installations or other appliances. All decorations shall be
installed without defacing the building and shall be subject to the supervision and approval of
the Assistant Director of Arts Information and the Turner Facilities Manager. The use of tape,
nails, adhesives, tacks, screws, or similar articles on wall, floors, or plaster surfaces is not
allowed.
19. Cancellation: In most cases, should an event be canceled more than two weeks before the
scheduled performance date, no financial obligation will accrue to the user organization.
Should an event be canceled within two weeks of performance, however, appropriate charges
will be made. 6
20. Curtain time: Doors ordinarily open 30 minutes before curtain time. The House Manager
(Usher Captain if a House Manager is not on duty) starts the performance. As a rule, evening
performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
10
21. Rental Payments. Payments for use of Turner Auditorium will.be made within thirty (30)
days of receipt of the facility usage invoice.
Appendix No. 3
Substantive Degree Program Requests
Title Page Model
NAME OF INSTITUTION Stephen F. Amtin State Ilniv
NAME OF PROPOSED PROGRAM Master of fSdenrn with a Vfrinr
Display how proposed program(s) would appear on the Coordinating Board program
inventory, mclude Texas CIP code designation(s). S
Biotechnology Research 26.0616.00
How would name(s) of prcgra-(s) appear on student diplomas?
Master ef Science.
Mow would narne(s) of progra-(s) appear on stud
Master of Science whh a ys.;or ;n Bint^hr.o'n^,
Administrative unit(s) responsible for the o
^^Pin1ngv £
Proposed date for implementation of program: Fall 1996
Person to be contacted for further information about proposed program(s):
Name: Dr. Thomas A. Atchknn
Phone: r409~>46S.?iR?
Signatures:
Title: Dean. College of Science*
Mathematics
Campus Chief Executive Officer
System Chief Executive Officer
(As appropriate)
Governing Board approval date:
Date
FORMAT FOR SUBSTANTIVE DEGREE
PROGRAM REQUESTS
I. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
A. Describe how the program would be administered.
1. Indicate name and title of person(s) who would be
responsible for curriculum development and on-going
review.
Dr. Thomas A. Atchison, Dean, College of Sciences and
Mathematics, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
2. Describe responsibilities for student advisement and
supervision.
The students who choose to enter the program will be advised by
a team of four faculty members (two from SFASU and two from the
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, UTHCT, who are also members
of the graduate faculty of SFASU). The Associate Director for Research at
UTHCT and the Dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics at
SFASU will be responsible for the overall supervision of the student's work
at UTHCT and SFASU. Research projects will be directed at both the
UTHCT and SFASU. The student will have the privilege of choosing
his/her research director who will also be his/her program advisor and
serve on the advisory team mentioned above.
3. If the program would be administered by more than one
administrative unit, what factors make this desirable?
The members of the graduate faculty of SFASU from UTHCT and
SFASU's Departments of Biology and Chemistry will administer the
program. The faculty from SFASU and UTHCT will contribute their
respective teaching and research expertise to the collaborative effort,
although teaching and research will be ongoing at both institutions. The
students will be exposed to the best of teaching and research and the
faculty from both institutions should be in a better position to collaborate
on research and innovative methods of teaching. Given the broad scope
of the field of study proposed, the availability of both SFASU and UTHCT
faculty provides a superior experience for the students.
B. If a non-academic administrative unit, e.g., "institute" or
"center" would be involved in administering the program,
describe the relationships.
An institute or center will not be established.
C. If a new organizational unit would be created or an existing
organizational entity modified as a result of this program,
identify and describe the anticipated result.
N/A
II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
A. Educational Objectives
1. Describe the educational objectives of the program.
The educational objectives of the program will be to teach students
the current topics and techniques in biotechnology. As a minimum, in
order for students to complete this course of study, they will need to
demonstrate knowledge of the following technologies:
1. PCR technology,
2. Recombinant DNA techniques,
3. Production of transgeneic plants and animals,
4. Column chromatography and protein purification,
5. Protein chemistry
6. Filtration and centrifugation technology,
7. Enzyme kinetics,
8. Gel electrophoresis - DNA and protein,
9. Spectrophotometry,
10. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry,
11. Monoclonal and polyclonal antibody production,
12. Antibody applications - EUSA, RIA and Western blots.
B. Admission Standards
1. State admission requirements for the program. (If there are
different categories of admission, e.g., unconditional,
probationary, etc., describe each.)
Students starting the proposed program must meet at least the
minimum entrance requirements for graduate school set by the Graduate
Council at SFASU. The minimum entrance requirements are published in
the Graduate Bulletin.
C. Degree requirements
1. In tabular form, indicate the semester credit hour (SCH)
requirements in each of the following categories applicable to
the proposed program; include the total SCH requirement for
the degree.
a. Foundation Courses
1. For undergraduate programs, general
education/core curriculum
N/A
2. For graduate programs, prerequisite/leveling
courses,
In order to enter the program a student must have a B.S. degree in
chemistry or biology and the following two courses that can not be
counted toward the 36 graduate hours required for the degree:
Biochemistry (CHE 452) 3 hours
Microbiology (BIO 309) 4 hours
b. Courses required of all students in the proposed
program,
A total of 36 graduate hours is required for the degree:
Proteins and Nucleic Acids 3 hours
Advanced Biochemistry 3 hours*
Advanced Biotechniques 3 hours*
Biophysical Chemistry 3 hours*
Molecular Biochemistry 3 hours*
Advanced Metabolism 3 hours*
The following courses will be required of students doing research at
UTHCT.
Biotechnology I 3 hours*
Biotechnology II 3 hours*
In order to fulfill the requirements for the Master of Science Degree
with a major in Biotechnology from SFASU, a student can earn credit for
the following required courses at UTHCT or SFASU.
Thesis Research 3 hours
Thesis Writing 3 hours
* Courses that must be added to the course inventory.
c. Elective courses prescribed for those students,
^Courses that must be added to the course inventory.
d. Courses freely elected by students,
Any of those courses listed in (c).
e. Others, specify.
NONE
2. Identify and describe special requirements for the program, e.g.,
clinicals, field experience, internship, practicum, thesis, etc.
In order to receive a Master's Degree with a Major in
Biotechnology a student must complete and defend a research thesis that
is approved by his/her thesis committee (advisory team). The thesis
defense will be open to the public.
3. If transfer students would be admitted to the program, list
articulation agreements completed, in negotiation, or planned.
Transfer students will be admitted to the program and course credit
will be transferred from regionally accredited institutions.
D. Curriculum
1. Identify by prefix, number, title, and description (including
prerequisites) courses to be required or elected in the proposed
program. (Identify with an asterisk (*) courses added during the
last 3 academic years, and with 2 asterisks (**) courses to be
added if the program is authorized.)
*CHE555 Proteins and Nucleic Acids: Molecular basis for
eukaryotic inheritance; structure and function;
chromosomal organization; DNA replication and repair,
transcription and translation; the genetic code,
regulation of gene expression, genetic differentiation;
genetic manipulation.
**CHE556 Molecular Biochemistry: Application of molecular genetics
to transcription control mechanisms; gene expression,
molecular cloning, and applications to biotechnology.
Laboratory training will be directed toward plasmid
preparation encoding useful protein products.
**CHE 557 Advanced Metabolism: Theoretical aspects of enzymatic
reaction mechanisms; application of molecular orbital
theory to enzymatic reaction mechanisms; mechanisms of
metabolic inhibitors and fermentation technology.
Laboratory training will involve the large scale preparation
of a particular enzyme or protein product by small pilot
plant scale fermentation technology.
**CHE558 Biophysical Chemistry: Instrumental analysis of proteins,
nucleic acids, carbohydrates, andlipids. Methods to
include ultracentrifugation: gradient separation of proteins
and nucleic acids; UV/Visible spectroscopy,
electrochemistry of cytochromes, X-ray diffraction of
proteins and nucleic acids; and HPLC of proteins.
**CHE 559 Advanced Biotechnioues: Continuation of CHE 454
(Biotechniques). Advanced techniques in the isolation,
purification, and manipulation of nucleic acids and
proteins. More extensive training in the use of
radioisotope techniques and safety in biotechnology.
DNA'protein footprinting techniques, additional training in
gel mobility shift techniques: further training in Western
blot detection ofDNA binding proteins; additional training
in the design and synthesis of radiolabelled
oiigonudeotide probes by Khorana chemistry; poiypeptide
sequencing (UTHCT); and FACS technology (UTHCT).
**CHE 560 Advanced Biochemistry: Current advanced biochemical
concepts focusing on research topics including the role of
actin, myosin I, myosin II in cyto kinesis. Emphasis in
protein chemistry on membrane topology and structural
analysis of P450 mixed function oxidases. Other topics
will include the role of complement in the functions of the
immune system, surfactant protein gene expression in
pulmonary alveoli, tumor suppressor proteins and cancer,
and RNA protein interactions.
**CHE 561 Biotechnology I: The topics covered in this
course will include gel electrophoresis for analysis of
proteins and nucleic acids; radiochemistry; DNA and RNA
synthesis, isolation, cloning, and sequencing; RFLP;
expression of proteins; and restriction enzyme analysis.
**CHE 562 Biotechnology II: This course covers protein
chemistry, immunology, the techniques of preparing tissue
cultures, physical biochemistry, receptors and receptor
assays, microscopy, computational biotechnology,
molecular modeling, and the biometric analysis of data at
an advanced level.
**BIO 5XX Advanced Virology: Viral antigen preparation; gradient
ultracentrifugation; vaccine production; PCR primer
design; PCR primer preparation; Southern blot using
chemiluminescent probes; restriction fragment length
polymorphism analysis, viral transfection and
transformation.
**BIO 5XX Advanced Immunology: Monoclonal antibody production;
lymphokine analysis; flow cytometric methods (cell
sorting), phenotype analysis, DNA analysis (UTHCT);
affinity chromotography; mRNA purification; cDNA
production; electroporation; immune electron microscopy;
rate nephelometry.
2. If the program design includes multiple curricula
(concentrations, emphases, options, specializations, tracks,
etc.), identify courses unique to each alternative.
N/A
3. Provide a semester-by semester projection for offering of the
required and prescribed courses during the first 5 years.
Cycle I: Offered in the fall of 1996 and repeated during even-numbered
years.
Fall 1996: CHE 559 Advanced Biotechniques*
CHE 556 Molecular Biochemistry
Spring 1997: CHE 557 Advanced Metabolism
CHE 555 Proteins and Nucleic Acids*
Summer 1997: CHE 560 Advanced Biochemistry
CHE 558 Biophysical Chemistry*
Cycle II: Offered in the fall of 1997 and repeated during odd-numbered
years.
Fall 1997: CHE 559 Advanced Biotechniques
CHE 556 Molecular Biochemistry*
Spring 1998 CHE 557 Advanced Metabolism*
CHE 555 Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Summer 1998: CHE 560 Advanced Biochemistry*
CHE 558 Biophysical Chemistry
Cycle III: Fall 1998 (Same as Cycle I)
Cycle IV: Fall 1999 (Same as Cycle II)
Cycle V: Fall 2000 (Same as Cycle I)
* These courses will be offered at night to serve non-traditional students.
The two elective courses chosen by the student will be arranged
according to demand and department availability. Biotechnology I and II
will be offered at UTHCT in the fall and spring, respectively. Thesis
Research and Writing will be offered every semester and summer term at
both campuses.
The teaching assignments for the faculty at SFASU for the first five
years of the proposed program are as follows. Molecular Biochemistry will
be team taught by Drs. Wiggers and Stewart in the Department of Biology.
Drs. Boring and Langley of the Department of Chemistry will team teach
Biophysical Chemistry. Drs. Boring and Wiggers will be the professors in
charge of teaching Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Biochemisty,
respectively.
Term Course Instructor
Cycle I: Fall 1996
CHE 559 Advanced Biotech. New Staff
CHE 556 Mol. Biochem. Wiggers, Stewart
Spring 1997
CHE 557 Adv. Metabolism Case
CHE 555 Pro. and Nuc. Acids New Staff
Summer 1997
CHE 558 Biophy. Chem. Boring, Langley
CHE 560 Adv. Biochem. New Staff
Cycle II: Fall 1997
CHE 559 Adv. Biotech. New Staff
CHE 556 Mol. Biochem. Wiggers, Stewart
Soring 1998
CHE 557 Adv. Metabolism Case
CHE 555 Pro. and Nuc. Acids Harris
Summer 1998
CHE 558 Biophy. Chem. Boring, Langley
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CHE 560 Adv. Biochem. New Staff
Cycle III & V: Same as Cvcle I
Cycle VI: Same as Cvcle II
4. Describe arrangements that would serve non-traditional
students, e.g., non-traditionally scheduled classes, delivery of
instruction by telecommunications and/or off-campus instruction
sites, library services, student advisement, etc., if applicable.
The non-traditional student can complete the curriculum of study in
two years by attending night courses. All required core courses will be
offered at night in alternate years. Research can be carried out at night, on
weekends, or during the summer months, tt the proposed
telecommunications link is installed between SFASU and UTHCT, some of
the courses can be taught using that technology reaching students at
other institutions. The libraries at UTHCT and SFASU are available for
student use at night and on weekends.
5. If the general education/core curriculum component of the
proposed program differs from that required for all or most other
undergraduate programs at the institution, indicate how and
why.
N/A
E. Supporting Fields
1. Identify existing degree programs and non-degree supporting
fields that would complement the proposed program; describe
the relationship of each to the proposed program.
The undergraduate and graduate degree programs in biology and
chemistry will complement the proposed biotechnology program.
Students earning any of these degrees will have to learn the laboratory
skills and research techniques that are a vital part of any biotechnology
program. Preprofessional students who are not admitted to medical or
dental school would have an excellent alternative in the biotechnology
program.
2. If the existing programs or supporting fields would require
updating or expansion because of the new program, explain
how and why.
No existing programs or supporting fields with the exception of
Biology and Chemistry would have to be updated or expanded to institute
the proposed program. New courses would have to be added in these
departments for the proposed program.
F. Effect on Existing Programs
1. Describe how existing courses would be affected by
enrollments generated in the proposed program, including, but
not limited to, the potential need for additional sections or
increased class sizes, faculty, library resources, equipment,
supplies, and/or space.
The increase in enrollment generated by the proposed program will
not be large enough to require new sections of existing courses. However,
the addition of new graduate courses for the curriculum of the proposed
program will require the addition of at least one new faculty member in
chemistry. The library will need to subscribe to some new journals. (See
Section VI;B)
2. For a graduate program, describe how related undergraduate
programs would be affected by enrollments in the proposed
program, including changes anticipated in the rank and/or
credentials of faculty teaching in the undergraduate program,
and use of graduate student Teaching Assistants, Graduate
Assistants, Assistant Instructors, etc., and their credentials.
Provide evidence that faculty (full-time, part-time, or TAs) in the
proposed program, or who would replace current faculty
reassigned to the proposed program, would meet Southern
Association minimum standards for credentials and experience.
The number of students entering the proposed program who have
undergraduate course deficiencies is expected to be minimal (less than
five per year).
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G. Accreditation
1. If there is a professional program accreditation procedure in this
field, attach current standards.
Currently, the departments participating in this program are not
aware of any professional accrediting agency for biotechnology programs.
2. State intention regarding accreditation.
Efforts to get the program accredited will be undertaken when the
program can be accredited by a reputable agency.
III. EVALUATION
A. Describe procedures for evaluation of the program and its
effectiveness in the first five years of the program, including
admission and retention rates, program outcomes
assessments, placement of graduates, changes of job
market need/demand, ex-student/graduate survey, or other
procedures. How would evaluations be carried out?
The program will be assessed by keeping a student portfolio on
every student in the proposed program. Keeping the student portfolio will
be the responsibility of the chair of the advisory team (thesis committee).
The purpose of the portfolio is to track the student's progress in the
program. Exit interviews and skills assessment tests will be administered
to everyone by the student's advisory committee before they graduate
from the program. The results of the skills assessment tests will
determine whether a student will be required to be tutored on procedures
they should have learned in their course of study, whether a student will
repeat a course, or whether a student will take another course. Ha student
is found with deficiencies in his/her training, the advisory committee will
decide the course of action. This committee will make recommendations
about revising and upgrading a course if a deficiency is tracked to it. After
a student graduates, (s)he will be tracked and at least annually (s)he will
be asked to respond to a questionnaire. Some of the questions they will
be ask will deal with the success in their job. Other questions will ask how
the proposed program can be improved. The job market needs and
demands will be tracked on a semiannual basis. The Dean of the College
of Sciences and Mathematics at SFASU and the Director of Research at
UTHCT will coordinate the assessment of the program.
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IV. Program Need/Demand
A. Identify similar programs at:
1. Texas public and independent universities,
Graduate programs in biotechnology in Texas are tending to
emanate from chemistry departments. The following is a listing of
biotechnology programs in universities in Texas.
Southern Methodist University, Department of Chemistry
Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry
University of Houston, Department of Biochemical and Biophysical
Sciences
University of Texas, Arlington, Department of Chemistry
University of Texas, El Paso, Department of Chemistry
Rice University, Department of Chemistry
Five of these six programs do not focus on a master's degree.
2. Out-of-state institutions, if the proposed program would be
unique in Texas.
N/A
B. Describe justification for the proposed program in terms of the
following, as applicable:
1. Local, regional, state, national, and international needs
Last year the biotechnology industry had sales of $8.7 billion even
though the majority of products derived from these new technologies are
still not on the market (from "Biotech '96: Pursuing Sustainability" by
Ernst and Young Accounting, San Francisco, CA). The products of
biotechnology, from genetically engineered tomatoes to DNA testing in the
O. J. Simpson case, are becoming familiar to anyone who watches, reads
or listens to the news. In the next five years biotechnology sales should
more than double as it yields products that are presently unavailable in
fields such as health care, agriculture, and forestry.
Over the last five years, the biotechnology industry has grown very
rapidly creating many high-paying jobs for property trained personnel.
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Judging by the number of repeating job advertisements for people with
skills related to biotechnology, the demand for trained individuals in this
field has created an acute shortage of qualified personnel in the job
market. From all accounts, the shortage is predicted to grow even more
acute in the future.
The demand for people trained in biotechnology has prompted the
Departments of Chemistry and Biology at Stephen F. Austin State
University (SFASU) and the University of Texas Health Center in Tyler
(UTHCT) to work collaboratively to offer a Master of Science degree with a
major in Biotechnology. This degree will give students training that is not
presently available in East Texas. By combining the teaching experience
and degree granting status of SFASU with the research capabilities of
UTHCT, an excellent master's program in biotechnology can be developed
and offered with a minimum expenditure of state funds. Both facilities
have state-of-the-art equipment and expertise among their personnel that
can be utilized to provide students with a high level of training for
employment in the rapidly growing biotechnology industry and in
university-based biomedical research.
The proposed curriculum and degree requirements for the Master of
Science degree with a major in Biotechnology constitute a unique program
in the East Texas region of the State. Although the courses that comprise
the proposed program are offered in various departments at other
universities, to our knowledge, they have not been coordinated into a
concise program anywhere. Some of the larger universities in the State
offer degrees in their biochemistry departments or medical schools that
resemble, in some respects, the proposed program.
2. The long-range academic plan of the institution.
The institutions involved in implementing the proposed program
have long-range plans to educate students for jobs in new technologies.
The proposed program fits this criterion.
3. The demand from prospective students.
This proposed program grew out of the demand from prospective
students at SFASU and UTHCT. Many of these students, although some of
the best in the university, are unable to gain admission to professional
schools. Biotechnology seems to be a suitable alternative for them.
Traditional programs in the sciences do not often adequately prepare
students for the industrial based research environment, or biomedical
research laboratories. The students who complete the proposed program
will have such preparation.
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4. Job market needs (identify specific potential employers and
supply names, addresses and phone numbers where possible).
There are three biotechnology companies and UTHCTin Tyler,
Texas that are potential employers of program graduates. Any
pharmaceutical company or biomedicai research based university could
be potential employers. The job market demand in biotechnology is for
people with master's degrees as the current Ph.D. supply is more than
adequate. The training afforded by a bachelor's degree is inadequate for
the skill level demanded by prospective employers. An example of the
need in the area of biotechnology is Northwestern University in Chicago
that has just graduated its third class of 35 master's degree students all of
whom found employment within one month of graduation with an average
salary of $45,000 (Science, 270, October 6,1995, p. 129).
The names, addresses, and phone numbers of a sample of possible
employers are:
Tvler. Texas
Texas Immunology Inc., 5400 University Blvd. 903-566-8254
Animal Technologies Inc., 2016 E. Erwin St., 903-592-1363
Ausa International Inc., HWY155S, 903-581-2472
Univ. of Texas Health Ctr., Hwy 271 & 155, 903-877-3451
Houston. Texas
Bio-Medical Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corp., 4902 Glenmont,
713-668-3081
Bio-Norm Laboratories, 10400 Westoffice, 713-266-8356
Bio-Pharmaceutical Reference Laboratory, Inc., 8945 Long Point,
713-461-2754
Bio-tek Environmental Services Inc., 3200 Wilcrest Dr., 713-782-3984
Dallas. Texas
Bio-Recovery, 670 W. Arapaho Rd., 214-437-0608
Bio-Research Inc., 1743 American Pkwy., 214-783-7083
Bio-Scan, 1200 W. Pleasant Run Rd., 214-230-0180
Biosynthesis Inc., 5323 Spring Valley Rd., 214-490-5566
BetaGene Corp., 2600 N. Stemmons Frwy., 214-630-3393
Southwestern Scientific Co., 3750 Marquis Dr., 214-276-1992
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V. Program Potential
A. Estimate the cumulative headcount and full time equivalent
(FTE) enrollment for each of the first 5 years (majors only,
considering expected attrition and graduation) and indicate
the number expected to be new to the institution each year.
Semester Year New Total Graduation Attrition Net
Fail 1996 5 5 0 0 5
Spring 1997 5 10 0 19
Summer 1997 1 10 0 0 10
Fall 1997 6 16 0 1 15
Spring 1998 3 18 0 2 16
Summer 1998 1 17 5 0 12
Fall 1998 7 19 4 1 14
Spring 1999 4 18 4 1 13
Summer 1999 1 14 5 0 9
Fall 1999 8 17 4 2 11
Spring 2000 5 15 3 2 10
Summer 2000 1 11 3 0 8
Fall 2000 9 17 5 3 9
Spring 2001 6 15 5 2 8
Summer 2001 19 2 0 7
Fall 2001 10 17 5 1 11
B. Explain assumptions used in making these estimates.
The assumptions are based on an anticipated initial pulse of
enrollment due to pent-up demand that will eventually level off in 5 years
to an enrollment of 9-17 students per year. Area growth will obviously
contribute to an expected slow but steady increase with the projected
growth of biotechnology nationwide. Attrition rates will probably be
constant.
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VI. Resources
A. Personnel
1. Describe any personnel additions or changes in the past three
years made in anticipation of the program.
At SFASU, Drs. Michele Harris and Roger Case were hired in
anticipation of the proposed program. During the past three years UTHCT
has added to its faculty Drs. Liu, Black, Madiraju, Rajagopalan and
Pendurthi who will be part of the requested degree program.
2. Indicate for the first five years the cumulative number of FTE
personnel who would be involved in delivery of the program in
each for the following categories:
a. released time for administration and other services,
At SFASU the proposed program will be coordinated through the
office of the dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematic by a person
on a half-time appointment At UTHCT 1 FTE (0.2/year) will be required to
coordinate and administer the creation and operation of the program.
b. full-time faculty,
Seven faculty at SFASU, including one new faculty member. At
UTHCT twenty one faculty will participate in the proposed program at
different times. One new faculty member will be hired at UTHCT for the
proposed program.
c. part-time faculty,
None.
d. graduate student assistants,
Forty seven at SFASU and twenty seven at UTHCT over a five year
period.
e. clerical/support staff, and
One at UTHCT and one and a half at SFASU.
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f. others, specify.
None.
3. List current faculty members, indicating highest earned
degree/institution, field of study, current teaching and research
assignments, dates of appointment, and anticipated contribution
to the program. Specify course(s) each faculty member would
teach.
From the Department of Chemistry at SFASU:
Faculty member: Wayne C. Boring
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
institution granting degree: U. of Kansas
Field of studv: Analytical Chemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Quantitative Analysis,
Instrumental Analysis, Graduate Physical Chemistry
(Electrochemistry).
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Biophysical
Chemistry and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Roger S. Case
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: U. of Texas
Field of studv: Organic Chemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Biotechniques,
Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, and Toxicology.
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Biotechniques,
Advanced Metabolism, and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Michele Harris
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: U. of Arkansas
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Biochemistry I & II,
Proteins and Nucleic Acids, Introductory Chemistry, and
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry.
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Comprehensive
Biochemistry, Proteins and Nucleic Acids, and Biophysical
Chemistry and supervise graduate research projects.
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Faculty member: Richard Langley
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: U. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Field of study: Inorganic Chemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Inorganic Chemistry
and General Chemistry.
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Biophysical
Chemistry and supervise graduate research projects.
From the Department of Biology at SFASU:
Faculty member: Robert J. Wiggers
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Texas A&M University
Field of studv: Molecular Genetics
Current teaching and research assignments: Genetics and General
Biology
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Molecular
Biochemistry and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Robert Stewart
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree:
Field of studv: Virology
Current teaching and research assignments: Immunology, Virology,
General Biology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Epidemiology.
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Immunology, Advanced Virology, and supervise graduate research
projects.
From UTHCT:
Faculty member: Mark A. L. Atkinson
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Oxford University
Field of studv: Cell Biology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechiques and supervise graduate research projects.
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Faculty member: Shaun D. Black
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Michigan
Field of studv: Biological Chemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Vijay Boggaram
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Stockholm, Sweden
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Gokul C. Das
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Calcutta University
Field of studv: Biophysics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Ronald F. Dodson
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Texas A&M University
Field of study: Biological Electron Microscopy
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Arthur L. Frank
Highest degree earned: M.D.,Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City
University of New York
Field of studv: Environmental Health
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
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Faculty member: David B. Holiday
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Texas A&M University
Field of studv: Statistics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Anna Kurdowska
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Jagiellonian University, Poland
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Ming-Chen Liu
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Georgia
Field of studv: Microbiology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Murty V. V. S. Madiraju
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Delhi, India
Field of studv: Microbiology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Jerry W. McLarty
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Texas HSC at Houston
Field of studv: Biomathematics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Edward J. Miller
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of London
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Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Donald R. Nash
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of North Carolina
Field of studv: Bacteriology/Immunology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Michael K. Pangbum
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Washington
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Usha R. Pendurthi
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Osmania University, India
Field of studv: Biology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
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Faculty member: Barry T. Peterson
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Rochester
Field of studv: Biophysics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member Malini Rajagopalan
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Delhi
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Richard J. Wallace
Highest degree earned: M.D.
Institution granting degree: Baylor College of Medicine
Field of studv: Microbiology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Cathy H. Wu
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Purdue University
Field of studv: Botany and Plant Pathology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Christian W. Zwieb
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Max-Planck Institute
Field of studv: Molecular Genetics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
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4. If current faculty would be teaching new courses, how would
their teaching assignments change, and how would their
current assignments be accommodated?
At SFASU some of the sections the current faculty teach could be
combined with other sections that have low enrollments, thus permitting
the faculty member to teach a new course without an overload.
Furthermore, some of the upper level courses faculty are currently
assigned with less than twenty students could be offered every-other year
instead of every year to free the faculty member to teach a new course.
There are currently no students at UTHCTand no formal courses are
taught. Prior to the initiation of the Biotechnology and Environmental
Sciences graduate programs UTHCThas been solely a biomedical
research facility with educational activity limited to non-degree granting
programs such as residency training. Nevertheless, on average 10-15
students/year do all or part of their dissertation research at UTHCT under
the direction of individual faculty members. These students have come
from UTT, SFASU, UT Austin, Japan, UT Houston, and Texas A&M. In
addition on average 12 to 15 postdoctoral fellows receive advanced
training under the direction of our faculty each year. Teaching the
biotechnology courses will necessarily reduce the research effort, but due
to the number of faculty involved the impact on any one research program
should be minimal.
5. List all new positions (faculty, graduate assistants,
clerical/support, etc.) required during the first five years of the
program and indicate whether the positions would be additions
or reassignments. If reassignment, indicate the source.
One new faculty member with a Ph.D. in biochemistry or a related
field will be needed to initiate the proposed program. Fifteen graduate
research assistantships will be needed for the program as well as one
person to coordinate telecommunications associated with the program.
All of the positions would be in addition to the current faculty and staff.
6. Describe qualifications that would be sought in new faculty,
indicate the expected level of appointment and anticipated
contributions to the program (including research grants,
contract resources, etc.)
The new faculty member that is desired for the proposed program
should have a Ph.D. in biochemistry or a related field. The person for the
position should demonstrate that (s)he is capable of establishing a
research program in biotechnology and of obtaining extramural funding.
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The faculty member will be hired as an Assistant Professor unless her/his
qualifications warrant otherwise.
7. For graduate programs:
a. describe departmental faculty policy regarding chairing
or serving on thesis/dissertation committees, number of
students supervised at one time, etc.
Currently, the only requirement for a faculty member to chair a
thesis committee is to be a Full or Associate Member of the Graduate
Faculty. An Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty must obtain the
approval of the Associate Vice President to be the chair of a thesis
committee. In order to serve on a thesis committee, a faculty member
must be a member of the Graduate Faculty. There are no limits on the
number of students a faculty member can supervise at one time, however,
most faculty do not want to supervise more than one or two graduate
students involved in research activities at the same time.
b. identify faculty who would supervise theses: provide
examples of their ongoing research projects and scholarly
publications.
Everyone listed in Section Vl,3 could be involved in supervising
theses.
B. Library
1. List any library holdings added in the past three years in
anticipation of the program.
Appendix 1 presents a list of titles of books added during the last
three years which provide some retrospective support to this program.
They were acquired, however, to provide balance to the collection, not in
anticipation of this program. The journal Biotechnology was added in
1995 in anticipation of this program.
2. Describe library holdings specifically relevant to the proposed
program, noting strengths and weaknesses. If there are
guidelines for the discipline, do current holdings meet or
exceed standards? Describe planned actions that would
maintain strengths and/or remedy weaknesses.
This is a cooperative program supported by the holdings of two
libraries: the Ralph W. Steen Library of Stephen F. Austin University and
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the UT Health Center library. There are presently no standards for
minimum library resources needed to support the proposed program.
Strengths and weaknesses of both libraries are discussed below.
The UT Tyler Health Center library's journal list contains principally
medical journals, with some primary research titles. These include three
journals identified by SFA Biology faculty as important to this program:
EMBO Journal. Molecular and General Genetics, and Journal of Molecular
Biology. However, due to a lack of funds, the UT Health Center library
does not contemplate adding additional resources in support of this
program.
The Steen Library has overall strength in its collections. Steen
Library holdings number more than 1,500,000 volumes in all formats.
Holdings are well in excess of Clapp-Jordan formula requirements and
score an "A" in collection adequacy as measured by American Library
Association standards for college libraries. In fact, as measured by the
1995 version of these standards, the library has 223% of the collection size
required. In addition, Steen Library holdings satisfy the American
Chemical Society accreditation requirements for the present
undergraduate program of the Department of Chemistry. The university
has never had an engineering program. Consequently, the library's
holdings are generally weak, both in biotechnology and in engineering
and technology in general. A few areas, such as mining and petroleum
technology (Geology) and paper technology (Forestry), are exceptions.
The library currently subscribes to only two specifically biotechnology
journals, Bio/Technoloav and Biotechnic & Histochemistrv (formerly
Stain Technology). Thirteen other journals not held by either library were
recommended by SFA faculty in Biology and Chemistry as core journals
for the proposed program and need to be added to Steen Library's
subscription list. These are shown in Table 1 with estimated 1996 prices
based on the most recent available data.
Table 1
Core Biotechnology Journals
Bio separation. $ 441.00
Essays. 350.00
Biotech News. 139.00
Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 204.00
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 1,944.00
Biotechnology Education. 115.00
Biotechnology Progress. 365.00
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Biotechnology Techniques.
Physiology.
Journal of Biotechnology
Molecular Medicine.
Nature; Medicine (new in 1995)
Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Total annual cost; 1996 prices:
432.00
995.00
1,989.00
175.00
395.00
2,904.00
$10448.00
These journals will be purchased with the approval of the
Departments of Chemistry and Biology.
Library holdings in relevant areas were estimated by measuring the
library's shelflist Table 2 provides a breakdown of the results organized
by Library of Congress Classification. (Serials are excluded.)
Table 2
Steen Library Holdings in Biotechnology Fields
LC Class.
QD53-64
QD71-121
QD415-441
QH324
QH426-531
QH573-705
QK710-899
QK981
QP1-345
QP501-801
QR1-502
RA1224.3
Subject No. Books
Chemistry. Instruments; Techniques... 50
Analytical chemistry, except metals,water 650
Biological chemistry 100
Biology. Methods of research. Techniqu 75
Genetics
Cytology
Plant physiology
Plant genetics
Physiology
Animal biochemistry
$so
450
550
25
Microbiology (includes Immunology,
Virology)
Genetic toxicology
1,000
1,100
4
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RB155 Heredity. Medical genetics 75
RC268.3-268.4 Cancer. Immunological aspects. Genetic aspects
10
S494 Principles of breeding (plants & animals) 200
SB123 Plant culture. Breeding... 50
SD399.5-399.7 Forest genetics 25
SF105.3 Animal breeding 6
TP248.2-248.6 Biochemical engineering 125
Steen Library acquisitions are guided by written collection
development statement for major subject areas. These statements were
recently reviewed and updated through a cooperative effort of librarians
and faculty, and collection strengths and weaknesses were identified and
collecting goals determined.
Newly-published monographs are collected principally through an
approval program. The program utilizes a computer-based profile of
collection interest organized by subject, level of complexity, language, and
other parameters. Librarians and faculty work together to continuously
maintain the relevancy of this profile. Shipments are received and
displayed in the library weekly and reviewed by faculty and librarians who
make decisions concerning acceptance or rejection of the items.
Standard bibliographies, such as Books for College Libraries.
Choice Best Academic Books, and American Reference Books Annual are
checked regularly to help identify additional material. Subject-specific
bibliographies are also searched if they can be identified, and for this
program, the 1988 edition of Information Sources in Biotechnology, which
appears to be the most recent relevant source, was checked Faculty
members also assist in the acquisition process by submitting requests for
specific titles that have come to their attention.
3. Describe cooperative library arrangements that would be
available to students in this program.
In addition to traditional Interiibrary Loan services which make
available library resources worldwide, the library has built a strong
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foundation for services which extend library resources to SFA students
and faculty. The Access Services Department oversees interlibrary loan
and develops new computer-based information services for student and
faculty use. Access Services has also fully integrated the use of
commercial document delivery into its traditional interlibrary loan service
to improve students'success in finding information.
The library participates in the East Texas Consortium of Libraries,
which provides opportunities for cooperative collection development and
priority interlibrary loan services to its member libraries within a broad
region of East Texas. The library also participates in the Coordinating
Board's TexShare program, which includes all Texas state-supported
universities. TexShare provides Internet-based interlibrary loan services,
cooperative purchase of computer-based indexes, and a statewide
borrower's card. Faculty and students may apply at Steen Library for a
TexShare library card which can be used to check out materials from other
participating libraries.
4. Provide library director's assessment of library resources
necessary for the proposed program.
The proposed program is composed primarily of new courses.
Because support for this program can be costly, the library proposes a
multi-faceted approach to ensure quality while keeping costs to a
minimum. The program in biotechnology should be supported through a
combination of print acquisitions, online services, and interlibrary loan.
To provide overall guidance, collection development statements for
Biology, Chemistry, Allied Medicine, and Engineering and Technology
should be updated to reflect that serials in biotechnology need to be
added and that additional serials need to be considered in the related
areas of genetics, microbiology, virology and biochemistry. Revisions
should also include a need to strengthen both the monograph and journal
collections in the core area of biotechnology.
The approval program will need to be expanded, not only in
biotechnology, but in related fields, where collecting has been curtailed
due to budget limitations. At present, the library collects very little in
biotechnology. In fact, no materials at all were acquired under the
approval plan in the last review period except in the sub field of Food
Biotechnology. To have purchased 50% of graduate level biotechnology
titles treated by the approval program during the last two years would
have required approximately $5,000 per year.
Journals cited in Table 1 need to be added with the approval of the
Departments of Chemistry and Biology. The total price for these journals
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went up 39% in the last three years, and price increase projections for the
immediate future are 14% annually.
Library holdings can be augmented by electronic search services,
and the library has a number of these services already available. Some of
them require the assistance of a librarian; others may be searched directly
by the user. Titles requiring librarian assistance currently available
include Biological Abstracts. Chemical Abstracts. Index Medicus.
Engineering Index. Environment Abstracts, and CAB Abstracts (a
comprehensive European agricultural index) Agricola. another
comprehensive agriculture index, is available both as a librarian-assisted
service and for direct use.
FirstSearch. an online service provided by Steen Library, offers
more than 40 different index databases covering many subjects which
users may search directly. Of relevance to the proposed program are the
following databases: Medline (Index Medicus). BasicBIOSIS (an
abbreviated version of Biological Abstracts), and Concise Engineering
Index fan abbreviated version of Engineering Index).
Training to permit users to search these databases directly is
provided through the library. This suite of databases is available over the
Internet, so once researchers are familiar with search techniques they
can access the database at their convenience from home or office, or from
130 public stations within the library itself. The searcher, after identifying
needed materials, can then determine whether the items are owned by
Steen Library or by other libraries. Material not owned by Steen Library
can usually be acquired in a timely fashion through interiibrary loan.
Interiibrary loan costs are absorbed by Steen Library and must be included
in planning.
In practice, users will frequently need a mixture of direct use and
librarian-assisted searching to complete their research, especially because
FirstSearch files are often selective within fields relevant to this program.
Costs will vary greatly, but experience with other disciplines suggests that
a typical research project might include the following components which
have been used to construct an annual cost estimate table (Table 3). The
table assumes a total of 5 students doing 2 research projects per
semester, a hypothetical, but modest, estimate. The summer is included
as a single semester.
(V Direct Searching: FirstSearch is available for a charge which
currently is $0.55 per "search statement". The table assumes the
user will construct ten search statements and apply them to three
files ($0.55 x 10 statements x 3 files = $16.50).
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Librarian-Assisted Searching: if the search is then expanded to the
full online files, requiring librarian mediation, the cost would likely
be from $30 - $40 per search.
(V Interlibrarv Loan: Interiibrary Loan from medical libraries costs $8
to $10 per article by surface mail and $12 to $16 per article faxed.
Commercial document delivery services, an alternative source which
must be used when copyright limitations would otherwise be
exceeded, also costs $12 to $16 per article. The UTHC Tyler will
charge $7 per article, does not fax, and has limited relevant
material; consequently, utilization of UTHC resources are not
factored into the estimate.
(4) Library Overhead. Studies have shown that the overhead cost to
borrowing and lending libraries for interiibrary loan averages about
$25 per transaction nationally. However, these costs are not
included in the table estimate because the library expects to absorb
them with existing staff.
Table 3.
Annual Estimated Search & ILL Costs
In summation, because of the high inflation rate for library materials,
this program will require more incremental funding over time than most,
and materials costs are higher than average. Because the library budget
is already strapped supporting existing programs, funds to support this
program will need to be added to the library budget and supported in
succeeding years through incremental adjustments. Table 5 summarizes
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information presented in the library portion of this report and illustrates
resource requirements more fully through a five year cost projection.
Table 5
Five Year Cost Projection of Library Funding Requirements
CATEGORY START-UP YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5
1 * * * *
Biotechnology 5,000 5,250 5,513 5,788 6,078
Approval
est. 5%
inflation rate
Approval, 3,000 3,150 3,308 3,473 3,647
related areas
5%
inflation rate
Journals 10,448 11,900 13,577 15,478 17,645
est. 14%
inflation rate
Searching 4,695 4,930 5,176 5,435 5,707
est. 5%
inflation rate
Total by 23,143 25,230 27,574 30,174 33,077
Year
C. Equipment
1. List any equipment acquired in the past three years in
anticipation of the program.
In the past three years the Department of Chemistry has purchased
over one-half million dollars worth of new equipment including the
following:
1. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
2. Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer
3. Atomic absorption spectrometer with graphite furnace and cold-vapor
accessories
4. Electrochemical equipment with static mercury drop and rotating
solid electrode accessories
5. Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer
6. Liquid chromatograph
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7. UV-Visible spectrophotometer
8. Large scale fermentation incubator
9. Multiple electrophoresis units with power supplies
10. Polaroid camera for DNA gels
11. Western blot apparatus
12. Immunoblotting equipment
13. Isoelectric focusing equipment
14. PAGE electrophoresis for protein separations
Besides these instruments the Department of Chemistry has Raman
and X-ray diffraction spectrometers.
The Department of Biology has purchased the following equipment
in the past three years.
1. PCR thermal cycler
2. Ultracentrifuge
3. High speed refrigerated preparative centrifuge
4. Benchtop fermenters
5. UV/Visible gel and blot image analysis system
6. Floor mount shaker table/incubators
7. Cryogenic storage (-90°C)
8. C02 incubators
9. Gravity feed autoclaves
10. Submarine gel electrophoresis units
11. Lyophilization
12. Gel drier system
Although none of this equipment was purchased specifically for the
proposed program, all of it will be used in teaching laboratories or
research associated with it.
In the past three years the Biomedical Research Departments at the
University of Texas Health Center have purchased over 1.2 million dollars
worth of new equipment to be used in the biotechnology program
including the following:
1. Automated DNA sequencer,
2. DNA synthesizer,
3. 4 PCR temperature cyclers,
4. 2 Oscillating incubators,
5. 3 HPLC chromatography systems,
6. 5 Cryogenic ultralow freezers (-80°C),
7. 4 Freezers (-20°C),
8. 1 Ultracentrifuge,
9. 4 High speed centrifuges,
10. 6 Microcentrifuges,
11.3 Autoclaves,
12.13 Incubators and waterbaths,
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13. 2 Gamma counters,
14. Refractometer,
15. Large scale fermenter,
16. 3 DNA hybridization systems,
17.3 Microscopes,
18. Protein hydrolysis apparatus,
19. Isoelectric focusing apparatus,
20. 3 UV/Vis spectrophotometers, and
21.16 Computers or computer terminals (DEC, Indigo, SPARC, IBM,
Apple).
With all of this equipment in place, the proposed program can be
started immediately with a minimum expenditure of State funds.
2. Itemize expenditures projected during each of the first 5 years
for equipment and supplies specifically for the proposed
program.
See the budget at the end of this document.
D. Facilities
1. Describe any facilities added or modified in the past three years
in anticipation of the program.
None.
2. Describe the availability and adequacy of existing facilities that
would be used for the proposed program.
The Department of Chemistry at SFASU is housed in a three story
building with 55,000 sq. ft. of floor space. The building has three lecture
rooms with capacities of 37,45, and 62 students. A 336 sq. ft. seminar
room that comfortably seats 12 students is also available for smaller
classes to use. The total laboratory space in the building is 8,678 sq. ft.
Of this space, 3,532 sq. ft. are devoted to research and some laboratory
teaching.
The floor space SFASU has for research is not adequate for the
number of students that are expected to enroll and conduct research in the
proposed program. This points out the need for the collaboration between
SFASU and UTHCT. The combined laboratory research area of the two
collaborating institutions is more than enough to accommodate the
anticipated number of students expected to be in the program.
The Biomedical Research program at UTHCT is housed in several
buildings including a 70,000 sq. ft. Biomedical Research building, an 8,800
sq. ft. fully accredited vivarium and 25,000 sq. ft. of additional research
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laboratories including two P3 facilities for research on infectious diseases.
The Biomedical Research Building houses six lecture rooms totaling over
4000 sq. ft. (one for 150 students, one for 20 students and four with
capacities of 15 students each). Laboratory classes will utilize many
different areas of the 35,000 sq. ft. of existing laboratory space and the
over $10 million worth of high tech equipment in those laboratories for
hands-on experience.
3. Describe planned alteration or renovation of existing facilities
needed for the program; estimate date of availability and
display estimated cost in Item VII.
Two minor renovations need to be carried out on the Chemistry
Building in order to initiate the proposed program. One of the renovations
involves constructing stainless steel racks on the existing laboratory
benches in Room 306 of the Chemistry Building. The cost estimate for this
renovation is near $8,000. A cold room will nee

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Stephen F. Austin
State University
Minutes of the
Board of Regents
Nacogdoches, Texas
January 30,1996
Volume 144
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
96-26 Approval of October 17, 1995 Minutes 1
96-27 Approval of December 21, 1995 Minutes 1
96-28 Settlement of Parrish v. SFA 1
96-29 Faculty and Staff Appointments for 1995-96 1
96-30 Retirements 3
96-31 Change in Status 3
96-32 Last Class Day Report for Fall, 1995 3
96-33 Underenrolled Class Report for Spring, 1996 3
96-34 Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Activities Policy 4
96-35 Revision of Turner Auditorium Policy 4
96-36 Master of Science with Major in Biotechnology 4
96-37 Review of 1995-96 HEAF Projects 4
96-38 Food Service Contract with ARAMARK 4
96-39 Revision of Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Policy 4
96-40 Ratification of Bond-Issue Bids 5
96-41 Selection of Construction Manager for Replacement of HVAC Systems
in Residence Halls 9 and 12 5
96-42 Computer and Software Acquisition Policy 5
96-43 Friends of the Arts Board of Advisors Private Support
Organization Agreement 5
96-44 Budget Changes - Reporting of Items Less Than $50,000 5
Reports 5
A. Chair, Faculty Senate
B. President, Student Government Association
C. Vice President for University Advancement
E. University President
Appendix No. 1 - Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Activities Policy
Appendix No. 2 a - Original Turner Auditorium Policy
Appendix No. 2 b - Revised Turner Auditorium Policy
Appendix No. 3 - Master of Science with a Major in Biotechnology
Appendix No. 4 - Revised HUB Policy
Appendix No. 5 - Summary of Bid Responses
Appendix No. 6 - Computer and Software Acquisition Policy
Appendix No. 7 - Friends of the Arts Board of Advisors Private Support Organization
Agreement
Appendix No. 8 - Budget Changes of Less than $50,000
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
BOARD OF REGENTS
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
January 30, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chair Ron Adkison. Board members
present: Sissy Austin, R. A. Brookshire, Pattye Greer, Retta Kelley, Lynn Montes,
Jimmy Murphy and Murray Shaw. Absent: Dionne Bagsby.
Others present: Dan Angel, Janelle Ashley, Jerry Holbert, Baker Pattillo, Roland Smith,
Yvette Clark, other University personnel, Daily Sentinel reporter Ayoka Campbell, KTRE-TV
reporter Donna McCollum.
Chair Ron Adkison declared the meeting in Executive Session at 9:10 a.m., and brought
the meeting back into Open Session at 9:30 a.m.
96-26
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the minutes of October 17,1995 be approved as amended.
96-27
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the minutes of December 21,1995 be approved.
96-28
Upon motion by Regent Murphy, seconded by Regent Austin with all members voting aye,
it was ordered to approve and accept the settlement of Parrish v. SFA negotiated by the
parties at the mediation held November 2 and 3,1995, and to authorize the President to
finalize the execution of the Agreement, and to authorize the President to initiate all projects
to be completed in this fiscal year including execution of contracts and purchase orders
relating thereto.
96-29
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Murphy with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the following appointments be approved.
1. Agriculture
Dr. Tim E. Cherry, Associate Professor, D.V.M. (Texas A&M University), at a
salary of $36,000 for nine months, effective January 8,1996.
2. Biology
Mr. Donald B. Burt, Assistant Professor, M.A. (University of Kansas), at a salary
of $32,000 for nine months, effective September 1,1996, contingent upon
completion of doctorate by August, 1996.
Dr. Stephen C. Wagner, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Clemson University), at a
salary of $32,000 for nine months, effective September 1,1996.
3. Counseling and Special Educational Programs
Dr. Frances R. Freeman, Professor, Ph.D. (City University of New York), at a
salary of $40,000 for nine months, effective January 10, 1996.
4. Forestry
Dr. Brian P. Oswald, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (University of Idaho), at a salary
of $32,000 for nine months, effective December 15,1995.
5. Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Dr. Rodney G. Bowden, Lecturer, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), at a salary of
$28,000 for nine months, effective September 1,1995.
6. Secondary Education
Dr. Phillip B. Alkire, Professor, Ed.D. (University of S. Dakota), at a salary of
$60,000 for nine months, effective June 1,1996.
Dr. Carol A. Shaw, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ed.D. (University of San
Francisco), at a salary of $16,000 for 4 1/2 months, effective January 2,1996.
7. University Affairs
Mr. John A. Pearce, Head Football Coach, at a salary of $79,860 for twelve
months, effective February 1,1996.
Mr. Eddie Blister, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary of
$47,307 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
Mr. Eugene Chizik, Jr., Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary
of $35,885 for 10.5 months, effective February 1,1996.
Mr. Denzil Cox, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary of
$42,331 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
Mr. Charles Davis, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary of
$35,000 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
Mr. Robert McFarland, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary
of $41,519 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
Mr. Rick Rhoades, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Kinesiology, at a salary of
$37,100 for 10.5 months, effective February 1, 1996.
96-30
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the following retirements be accepted.
1. Forestry
Dr. Kenneth G. Watterston, Professor and Assistant Dean, effective June 1, 1996.
2. English and Philosophy
Mr. Jarrell Richman, Assistant Professor, effective December 31, 1995.
3. University Affairs
Mr. Bailey Nations, Counselor, effective December 31, 1995.
Mr. Harold Huggins, Manager of Vending, effective September 30, 1995.
96-31
Upon motion by Regent Greer, seconded by Regent Austin with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the following change in status be approved.
1. University Affairs
Mr. Wallace Parker, Campus Assistance Program Counselor, from a salary of
$28,879 for twelve months to Counselor at a salary of $25,156 for twelve months,
effective January 2, 1996.
96-32
Upon motion by Regent Montes, seconded by Regent Austin with all members voting
aye, it was ordered that the Last Class Day Report for the fall semester, 1995, be
approved as presented.
96-33
Upon motion by Regent Montes, seconded by Regent Shaw with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the Chairman of the Board be authorized to approve the Underenrolled
Class Report for the spring semester, 1996.
96-34
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Kelley with all members voting aye, it
was ordered that the Conflict of Interest in Sponsored Activities policy be approved,
effective Spring 1996.
96-35
Upon motion by Regent Murphy, seconded by Regent Greer with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the revised Turner Auditorium Policy be approved, effective Spring
1996.
96-36
Upon motion by Regent Austin, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the Master of Science with a major in Biotechnology be approved for
submission to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
96-37
Upon motion by Regent Shaw, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the President be authorized to sign the required purchase orders for the
following HEAF projects, providing they meet budget requirements:
1. Purchase of microcomputer systems for the McGee Computing Laboratory at an
estimated cost of $96,000. The administration will develop specifications and
review bids for the systems.
2. Purchase of microcomputers recommended for replacement during the 1995-96
academic year by the Computing and Telecommunications Advisory Committee
(CTAC) and the division of Academic Affairs, at a cost of $300,000. CTAC's
specifications will be the basis for purchasing these systems from the General
Service Commission's Qualified Information Systems Vendor list This item was
introduced to the Board of Regents at the October 17,1995 meeting.
96-38
Upon motion by Regent Montes, seconded by Regent Shaw with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the current meal program contract with ARAMARK be renewed, and
that the President be authorized to sign the contract Terms of the contract are as follows:
No increase in cost for FY1996-97
Annual increases after FY1996-97 are tied to the Consumer Price Index
ARAMARK'S gross profit limited to 3%, the University will split profits
in excess of 3%
$500,000 cafeteria renovation funds to be placed in University account
5 year contract
96-39
Upon motion by Regent Murphy, seconded by Regent Shaw with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the revised Historically Underutilized Business Policy be approved.
96-40
Upon motion by Regent Montes, seconded by Regent Austin with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the selection of Rauscher Pierce as underwriter for the sale of $3.59
million of Constitutional Appropriation (HEAF) bonds and $4,135 million of Consolidated
University Revenue bonds be approved, and that the President be authorized to sign any
necessary contracts or agreements.
96-41
Upon motion by Regent Austin, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the President be authorized to execute a construction manager contract
for replacement of HVAC systems in Residence Halls 9 and 12 once necessary procedures
have been completed, and that the President be authorized to execute necessary purchase
orders and contracts relating to this project.
96-42
Upon motion by Regent Murphy, seconded by Regent Montes with all members voting
aye, it was ordered that the Computer and Software Acquisition Policy be approved as
presented.
96-43
Upon motion by Regent Greer, seconded by Regent Murphy with all members voting aye,
it was ordered that the Agreement Between the University and the Friends of the Arts
Board of Advisors be approved as presented.
96-44
No Board action was required regarding budget changes in amounts of $50,000 or less, as
presented in Appendix No. 8.
Reports
Faculty Senate Chair, Rick Berry
•Overview of Faculty Senate meetings and committees
•Issues this year included disposition of insurance reserve fund, revision of policy
regarding evaluation of deans, and a faculty survey
•Faculty Senate committees are discussing adapting the advisement process, the role of
faculty in recruitment, the status of call faculty, the revision of new faculty orientation,
and faculty salaries
Student Government Association President, Erik Gobel
•No necessity to raise student fees
•Phone registration is going very well
•Extended Library hours were well utilized
•Prayer issue
•Encouraging more student involvement in voting process through on campus voter
registration drive, and arranging campus visits for candidates
Vice President for University Advancement, Jerry Holbert
•Phone Jack Report
•Gift Annuity
•Hoops for Scholars
•Registrar, Dennis Jones
•75% of students utilized phone registration for Fall 95
•98% used phone registration for Spring 96
University President, Dan Angel
•An SFA 98 "Mid-Way Report" will be published this summer detailing targets that
have been achieved, are in progress, or need attention.
♦Higher education is competing with public education, public hospitals, and public
libraries for allocation of the Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund (TTF), which is
an estimated $100-150 million.
•Dr. Angel will host a television show highlighting SFA programs and new initiatives,
beginning in late February.
Regents Austin, Shaw and Murphy were named to the Nominating Committee.
The next Board meeting was tentatively scheduled for April 29 and 30,1996.
Meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
Appendix No. 1
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
IN SPONSORED ACTIVITIES
I. Policy Statement Relating to Conflict of Interest
A. These guidelines define general University policy and procedures regarding
financial conflicts of interest in relationship to sponsored activities involving
research, education, and University service. Their purpose is to protect the
credibility and integrity of Stephen F. Austin State University's faculty and staff so
that public trust and confidence in the University's sponsored activities is ensured.
B. In accordance with Federal regulations, the University has a responsibility to
manage, reduce, or eliminate any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may be
presented by a financial interest of an investigator. Thus, the University requires
that investigators disclose any significant financial interest that would reasonably
appear to be affected by sponsored activities.
C. A potential conflict of interest occurs when there is a divergence between an
individual's private interests and his or her professional obligations to the
University, such that an independent observer might reasonably question whether
the individual's professional actions or decisions are determined by considerations
of personal gain, financial or otherwise. An actual conflict of interest depends on
the situation and not on the character or actions of the individual.
D. For purposes of this policy, a conflict of interest exists when the University,
through procedures described herein, reasonably determines that a significant
financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or
reporting of sponsored activities.
E. Effective interaction between universities conducting research and industry is
essential to ensure the rapid application of scientific discoveries to the needs of the
Nation and to maintain the international competitiveness of domestic industry.
Nonetheless, prudent stewardship of public funds includes protecting sponsored
research from being compromised by the conflicting financial interests of any
investigator responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of sponsored
activities.
F. The value of the results of sponsored research to the health and the economy of the
Nation must not be compromised by any financial interest that will, or may be
reasonably expected to, bias the design, conduct, or reporting of the research. This
policy seeks to maintain a reasonable balance between these competing interests,
give the University the ability to identify and manage financial interests that may
bias the research, and minimize reporting and other burdens on the Investigator.
G. The University will take all necessary steps to assure that any identified conflicts of
interests will be managed, reduced, or eliminated prior to the University's
expenditure of any funds under an award and certify to the funding agency that this
has been done. Conflicts which cannot be satisfactorily managed, reduced, or
eliminated must be disclosed to the funding agency.
Conflict of Interest - Page 1
Definitions
A. Conflict of interest exists if the reviewer(s) of disclosures determines that a
significant financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design,
conduct, or reporting of sponsored activities.
B. The term Investigator, as used in this policy, means the principal investigator/
project director, co-principal investigator(s), and any other person who is
responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research, educational, or
service activities funded, or proposed for funding by an external sponsor. In this
context, the term Investigator also includes the investigator's spouse and
dependent children.
C. Sponsored activities include research, education, service, or training activities
funded by an external sponsor.
D. Significant financial interest means anything of monetary value, included, but
not limited to:
1. Salary or other payments for services (e.g., consulting fees or honoraria)
2. Equity interests (e.g., stocks, stock options, or other ownership interests)
3. Intellectual property rights (e.g., patents, copyrights, and royalties from
such rights)
The term does not include:
1. Salary, royalties, or other remuneration from the University
2. Income from seminars, lectures, or teaching engagements sponsored by
public or nonprofit entities
3. Income from service on advisory committees or review panels for public or
nonprofit entities
4. An equity interest that, when aggregated for the Investigator and the
Investigator's spouse and dependent children, meets both of the following
tests: does not exceed $10,000 in value as determined through reference to
public prices or other reasonable measures of fair market value, and does
not represent more than a five percent ownership interest in any single entity
5. Salary, royalties or other payments that, when aggregated for the
Investigator and the Investigator's spouse and dependent children over the
next twelve months, are not expected to exceed $10,000.
Conflict of Interest - Page 2
HI. Guidelines
A. Each Investigator is required to disclose the following significant financial interests:
1. Any significant financial interest of the Investigator that would reasonably
appear to be affected by the research or educational activities funded, or
proposed for funding, by an external sponsor; or
2. Any significant financial interest of the Investigator in an entity whose
financial interest would reasonably appear to be affected by the research or
educational activities funded, or proposed for funding, by an external
sponsor.
3. Regardless of the above minimum requirements, a faculty or staff member
in his or her own best interest, may choose to disclose any other financial or
related interest that could present an actual conflict of interest or be
perceived to present a conflict of interest. Disclosure is a key factor in
protecting one's reputation and career from potentially embarrassing or
harmful allegations of misconduct.
B. Each Investigator who has significant financial interest requiring disclosure shall
complete a Significant Financial Interests Disclosure Form and attach all required
supporting documentation. The completed Disclosure Form must be submitted
with the proposal and Proposal Clearance Form (PCF) to the Office of Research
and Sponsored Programs using normal University procedures. Supporting
documentation that identifies the business enterprise or entity involved and the
nature and amount of the interest should be submitted in a sealed envelope marked
confidential and accompany the Disclosure Form and PCF.
C. As required by Federal regulation, all significant financial interests must be
disclosed prior to the time a proposal is submitted. All financial disclosures must
be updated by investigators during the period of the award as new reportable
significant financial interests are obtained. New reportable significant financial
interests includes financial interests that become reportable due to an increase in
value that meets the reporting threshold, as well as the acquisition of new interests
that are reportable.
D. The Coordinator of Research and Sponsored Programs, or official designee, shall
conduct an initial review of all financial disclosures. If the initial determination is
made that there may be a potential for conflict of interest covered by this policy,
then the Disclosure packet will be referred to an Investigating Committee.
Committee members are appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs after
consultation with the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research,
with this person serving as chair. A conflict of interest exists when the
Investigating Committee reasonably determines that a significant financial interest
could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of the
proposed sponsored activities. The Committee shall then determine what
conditions or restrictions, if any, should be imposed by the institution to manage
actual or potential conflicts of interest arising from disclosed significant financial
interests.
E. Collaborators/subrecipients/subcontractors from other academic or not-for-profit
institutions must either comply with this policy or provide a certification from their
Conflict of Interest - Page 3
institutions that they are in compliance with Federal policies regarding investigator
significant financial interest disclosure and that their portion of the project is in
compliance with their institutional policies. Subcontractors from commercial firms
need not make a certification, except when the prime award is from the Public
Health Service (PHS). The PHS requires a certification from any subcontractor,
including commercial firms, stating that it is in compliance with Federal policies
regarding investigator significant financial interest disclosure and that its portion of
the activity is in compliance with those policies.
IV. Finding of Presence of Conflict of Interest
A. Resolution
1. Resolution of any potential or actual conflicts of interest will not be required
until after funding has been approved and prior to any expenditure of funds
under the award.
2. The Investigating Committee, along with the Investigator, will proceed to
resolve any actual or potential problems revealed by the initial review of
financial disclosures. In order for the conflict to be managed, reduced, or
eliminated, the Committee may recommend:
a) Public disclosure of significant financial interests;
b) Monitoring of sponsored activities by independent reviewers;
c) Modification of the sponsored activity plan;
d) Disqualification from participation in all or a portion of the activity
funded that would be affected by the significant financial interests;
e) Divestiture of significant financial interests; or
f) Severance of relationships that create actual or potential conflicts of
interest.
3. If the Investigating Committee determines that imposing the above
referenced conditions or restrictions would either be ineffective or
inequitable, and that the potential negative impacts that may arise from a
significant financial interest are outweighed by interests of scientific
progress, technology transfer, or the public health and welfare, then the
Committee may recommend that, to the extent permitted by Federal
regulations, the sponsored activity go forward without imposing such
conditions or restrictions. In these cases, the Vice President for Academic
Affairs and the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research
shall make the final decision regarding resolution.
4. The approved resolution plan shall be documented in writing detailing the
conditions or restrictions imposed upon the Investigator in the conduct of
the sponsored activity or in the relationship with the business enterprise or
entity.
5. Actual or potential conflicts of interest will be satisfactorily managed,
reduced, or eliminated in accordance with these guidelines and all required
Conflict of Interest - Page 4
reports regarding conflicts of interest submitted to the sponsor prior to the
expenditure of any funds under an award.
B. Records of Investigator financial disclosures and of actions taken to manage actual
or potential conflicts of interest, shall be retained by the Office of Research and
Sponsored Programs until three (3) years after the later of the termination or
completion of the award to which they relate, or the resolution of any government
action involving those records.
V. Enforcement
A. The Vice President for Academic Affairs shall be responsible for determining and
implementing sanctions on Investigators who have violated this policy in terms of a
conflict of interest resolution. The Investigator shall be notified in writing of the
recommended sanctions within twenty (20) days. If the sanctions involve a
recommendation for termination of employment, the University academic
termination procedures will be invoked. The University must take action
appropriate for the seriousness of the violation, including, but not limited to, one or
more of the following, subject to existing University policies for institutional
disciplinary action:
1. Termination
2. Removal from particular activity
3. Special monitoring of future work
4. Letter of reprimand
5. Probation for specified period with conditions specified
B. The University shall follow Federal regulations regarding the notification of the
sponsoring agency in the event an Investigator has failed to comply with this
policy. The sponsor may take its own action as it deems appropriate, including the
suspension of funding for the Investigator until the matter is resolved.
Individuals may appeal the judgment and/or the sanction. A written statement of the grounds for
the appeal must be submitted to the President within thirty (30) days of written notification of the
sanctions. Grounds for appeal include, but are not limited to, previously unconsidered material
evidence, sanctions not commensurate with the finding, and failure to follow the prescribed
process. Upon receipt of a written appeal, the President will evaluate the evidence and make a
determination. The President will open an investigation if the previously unconsidered material
evidence so warrants and may open an investigation if circumstances so dictate. The President's
decision will be conveyed to all involved in a timely fashion, but must be conveyed within thirty
(30) working days. In the case of termination, the appropriate University policies on termination
for cause shall be followed.
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VI. Other Policies
This policy has been developed in response to Federal guidelines for sponsored activities.
State ethics laws regarding employee conduct may also apply to situations involving
potential conflicts of interest. Employees are encouraged to cross reference the policies
listed below and to alert their supervisor(s) of any situation that may be perceived as a
potential conflict of interest.
Source of Authority: Vice President for Academic Affairs
Cross Reference: 42 CFR part 50, 45 CFA subtitle A, NSF GPM 510; Faculty Handbook;
University Policy E-15, Employee Conduct; University Policy E-56, Ethics Policy Statement
Contact for Revision: Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research
Forms: Significant Financial Interest Disclosure Form
Conflict of Interest - Page 6
Stephen F, Austin State University
Significant Financial Interest
Disclosure Form
Investigator: Department:
Project Title:
Agency:
Amount: Start date: End date:
1. Are you or your spouse or dependent(s) (dependent children or other relatives living at the same address) an
(officer, director, partner, trustee, employee, advisory board member, or agent of the external organization funding
jthis sponsored activity or of any organization from which goods and services will be obtained under the
ponsored activity?
O yes (If so, describe in detail the nature and extent of the affiliation on an attached sheet.)
□ no
2. Are you or your spouse or dependent(s) the actual or beneficial owner of more than an aggregate of five percent
(5%) of the voting stock or controlling interest of the external organization funding this sponsored activity or any
external organization from which goods and services will be obtained under this sponsored activity?
Q yes (tf so» describe in detail the nature and extent of the affiliation on an attached sheet.)
□ no
3. Excluding income anticipated from this sponsored activity, have you and your spouse or dependent derived
income within the past year or do you or any member of your immediate family anticipate deriving income exceeding
an aggregate of $10,000 per year from the external organization funding this sponsored activity or any external
organization from which goods and services will be obtained under this sponsored activity?
Q yes flf so> describe in detail the nature and extent of the affiliation on an attached sheet.)
no
Certification: I have read and understand the Stephen F. Austin State University Conflict of Interest in
Sponsored Activities policy; have made all financial disclosures required; and will comply with
any conditions or restrictions imposed to manage, reduce, or eliminate actual or potential
conflicts of interest.
Signature: Date:
Appendix No. 2a
Turner Auditorium Index B 28
Original Implementation: May, 1987 PapP i n"f S
Last Revision: None g lOtb
The provisions of the policy for Use of University Facilities govern the use of all
buildings, facilities, equipment and grounds, hereinafter referred to as facilities under
the control of Stephen F. Austin State University. That policy provides that the
University may establish additional procedures for the reservation and use of specific
tacinties; therefore, the following provisions apply to Turner Auditorium.
William M. Turner Auditorium is an academic and performing arts facility of
Stephen F. Austin State University. The Dean of the School of Fine Arts is the
administrator of the facility and its operating policies.
Nothing contained in this policy shall be construed to prohibit or hinder the operation
ot Turner Auditorium in pursuing the University's mission as a public institution of
nigner education. All activities associated with that mission shall have priority in the
use or this facility. r J
Priority of \fcr.r f? SUcl? adverti^ng as listed ab6ve must be app oved by the
Director of University News and Information Services prior to release
3" Safe%^, rAatl^S' f5 det.ermined by the Turner Administrative
4' r^^St^6 USer organi2ation js responsible for the conduct of its
representatives, members, and guests while in the Griffith Building
5.
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Smoking: The user organization shall not permit smoking at any time on the
stage, in the backstage areas, or in the auditorium seating areas. Smoking is
permitted in the lobby, dressing rooms, and dressing room corridors when
appropriate.
6- Photographs and Recordings: No photographs or recordings may be made
during a public performance except under very special circumstances and with
prior permission of the Turner Administrative Staff. Photographs may be taken
betore or after a performance, as arranged by the Turner Administrative Staff
with the artist(s) involved.
Turner Auditorium does not furnish audio or video recording equipment The
user will furnish equipment as needed when permission to record has been
granted.
7. Broadcasts: All broadcasts, telecasts, master recordings, films, and transcripts
shall have prior written permission from the Turner Administrative Staff If
consent is given, the user organization will furnish and install all equipment
necessary other than Turner equipment furnished and contracted for bv the user
organization. J
8. Hqut§: The user must specify daily clock-hours of occupancy and may not carry
out activities m the facility other than at those times. Turner operating
Personnel will be in attendance and will be paid by the user in accordance with
he Schedule of Fees for during all specified hours. A daily fee will be charged
the user even though another activity may occur in the facility during the same
9. Personnel: Turner Auditorium operating personnel needed shall be determined
by the Director of Arts Activities. A minimal crew (Turner Auditorium
lecnnician for all events; Usher Captain when an audience is present) is
required. Any additional technical and house personnel required as determined
by the Director of Arts Activities shall be provided at the user's expense.
10. User $taff: Organizations may wish to use their own crews for tasks more
appropriately understood by their personnel (music stand and chair setups prop
arrangements, etc.). This arrangement must be cleared by the Director of Arts
Activities in advance. Such arrangement does not, however, release the user
trom the basic personnel charges identified in other sections of this document.
11. Services; Technical and house needs and functions performed by Turner
Auditorium staff on behalf of the user outside scheduled occupancy shall be paid
I™ Y % KS6u ^r1 Universitv equipment will be operated by trained personnel
employed by the University and/or approved by the Turner Administrative staff.
12. Operating Code: Any user whose technical or house crew fails to operate and
maintain the facility according to the stated operating regulations shall be
required to use Turner operating personnel for future events. Users who failed
to abide by the operating regulations may forfeit future use.
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Page 5 of 8
13. Payment for Damages: All users and sponsors shall be responsible for payment
for damages to the facility, its fixtures and equipment, whether caused by the
user or its patrons, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
14. Pianos: Pianos owned by SFA may be provided for use on the stage. Any tuning
requested by the user organization will be billed at cost to the user The
Director of Arts Activities will designate the piano to be used and the tuner
employed.
15. Stage Work: All stage work shall be done at the user's expense under the
supervision of the Stage Technician. Prior approval must be secured as
indicated above if user organizations wish to employ their own personnel.
16. House Equipment: A request to use Turner Auditorium equipment must be
made at pre-event conferences and involve individuals who have been
designated as competent and qualified by the Turner Administrative Staff.
17. Cleared Stage: The user organization shall leave the stage and stage areas
including dressing rooms, clear after the final performance, unless permission is
given for a longer storage period. Such permission is granted by the Stage
Technician and/or the Director of Arts Activities. If the stage is not cleared
within the designated period, the Turner Administrative Staff will employ a
cleanup crew for this purpose and assign charges to the user organization A
user will be released from further responsibility only after inspection by the
lurner Administrative Staff reveals the facility to be in satisfactory condition.
18. Concessions: The user organization shall not allow tobacco products beverages
rood, gum or refreshments of any kind to be sold, brought into, or served on the'
ruses. No refreshment shall be taken onto the stage, into the backstage areas
20.
19. Prior Approval: The user organization will acquire written approval from the
Director of Arts Activities before:
a. placing any equipment on the stage;
b. erecting or operating any machinery or equipment run by electricity or
other power; J
c. installing any wires, electrical installations or other appliances.
All decorations shall be installed without defacing the building and shall be
subject to the supervision and approval of the Director of Arts Activities. The
ffiM^^S^screws> or similar articles on walls'floors'or
Cancellation: In most cases, should an event be canceled more than two weeks
betore the scheduled performance date, no financial obligation will accrue to the
user organization. Should an event be canceled within two weeks of
performance, however, certain charges will be made.
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21. CurtainTime: Doors ordinarily open 30 minutes before curtain time. The
House Manager (Usher Captain, if a House Manager is not on duty) starts the
performance. Ordinarily, evening performances begin at 8:00 p.m.
Schedule of Fees
Category I
1. Rental Fees: None charged
2. Equipment/Personnel Fees: Equipment fees are not generally charged
to Category I users, except as the use of equipment results in an unusual
expense to Turner Auditorium (i.e., piano tuning, purchase of special
gels, etc.). Personnel fees are charged per number of hours worked times
$4, except that a minimum of $8 per worker per rehearsal or performance
is charged.
Category II
1. Rental Fees: None charged
2. Equipment/Personnel Fees: Same as Category I
Category III
1. Rental Fees:
$100
$50
$25
First Hour of Use
Second Hour of Use
Third and All Succeeding
Hours of Use: (This charge
applies to hours contracted
for over several days.)
Hours are determined according to the production plan and are
continuous. Accordingly, a Priority III event with eight rehearsal
hours and a performance of three hours would cost $100 plus $50
plus 9 times $25 for a total of $375. Gaps of unscheduled stage
time (periods between rehearsals) may be used for certain events
(i.e., speaker) even though the stage is taken with sets or other
equipment.
Personnel/Equipment Fees:
The minimum personnel requirement for any rehearsal or
performance (whether or not admission is charged) is one each:
Stage Technician $8.00 (two hours
@ $4 per hour)
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(wtn SSSSe is present) @ M
(Turner Auditorium personnel are hired from a list of trained
stage assistants familiar with apparatus and equipment of the
TT employed only throu8h the of^e of the Dean of
w?t^T^e46S.?iR?
Signatures:
Title: Dean. College of Science*
Mathematics
Campus Chief Executive Officer
System Chief Executive Officer
(As appropriate)
Governing Board approval date:
Date
FORMAT FOR SUBSTANTIVE DEGREE
PROGRAM REQUESTS
I. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
A. Describe how the program would be administered.
1. Indicate name and title of person(s) who would be
responsible for curriculum development and on-going
review.
Dr. Thomas A. Atchison, Dean, College of Sciences and
Mathematics, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
2. Describe responsibilities for student advisement and
supervision.
The students who choose to enter the program will be advised by
a team of four faculty members (two from SFASU and two from the
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, UTHCT, who are also members
of the graduate faculty of SFASU). The Associate Director for Research at
UTHCT and the Dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics at
SFASU will be responsible for the overall supervision of the student's work
at UTHCT and SFASU. Research projects will be directed at both the
UTHCT and SFASU. The student will have the privilege of choosing
his/her research director who will also be his/her program advisor and
serve on the advisory team mentioned above.
3. If the program would be administered by more than one
administrative unit, what factors make this desirable?
The members of the graduate faculty of SFASU from UTHCT and
SFASU's Departments of Biology and Chemistry will administer the
program. The faculty from SFASU and UTHCT will contribute their
respective teaching and research expertise to the collaborative effort,
although teaching and research will be ongoing at both institutions. The
students will be exposed to the best of teaching and research and the
faculty from both institutions should be in a better position to collaborate
on research and innovative methods of teaching. Given the broad scope
of the field of study proposed, the availability of both SFASU and UTHCT
faculty provides a superior experience for the students.
B. If a non-academic administrative unit, e.g., "institute" or
"center" would be involved in administering the program,
describe the relationships.
An institute or center will not be established.
C. If a new organizational unit would be created or an existing
organizational entity modified as a result of this program,
identify and describe the anticipated result.
N/A
II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
A. Educational Objectives
1. Describe the educational objectives of the program.
The educational objectives of the program will be to teach students
the current topics and techniques in biotechnology. As a minimum, in
order for students to complete this course of study, they will need to
demonstrate knowledge of the following technologies:
1. PCR technology,
2. Recombinant DNA techniques,
3. Production of transgeneic plants and animals,
4. Column chromatography and protein purification,
5. Protein chemistry
6. Filtration and centrifugation technology,
7. Enzyme kinetics,
8. Gel electrophoresis - DNA and protein,
9. Spectrophotometry,
10. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry,
11. Monoclonal and polyclonal antibody production,
12. Antibody applications - EUSA, RIA and Western blots.
B. Admission Standards
1. State admission requirements for the program. (If there are
different categories of admission, e.g., unconditional,
probationary, etc., describe each.)
Students starting the proposed program must meet at least the
minimum entrance requirements for graduate school set by the Graduate
Council at SFASU. The minimum entrance requirements are published in
the Graduate Bulletin.
C. Degree requirements
1. In tabular form, indicate the semester credit hour (SCH)
requirements in each of the following categories applicable to
the proposed program; include the total SCH requirement for
the degree.
a. Foundation Courses
1. For undergraduate programs, general
education/core curriculum
N/A
2. For graduate programs, prerequisite/leveling
courses,
In order to enter the program a student must have a B.S. degree in
chemistry or biology and the following two courses that can not be
counted toward the 36 graduate hours required for the degree:
Biochemistry (CHE 452) 3 hours
Microbiology (BIO 309) 4 hours
b. Courses required of all students in the proposed
program,
A total of 36 graduate hours is required for the degree:
Proteins and Nucleic Acids 3 hours
Advanced Biochemistry 3 hours*
Advanced Biotechniques 3 hours*
Biophysical Chemistry 3 hours*
Molecular Biochemistry 3 hours*
Advanced Metabolism 3 hours*
The following courses will be required of students doing research at
UTHCT.
Biotechnology I 3 hours*
Biotechnology II 3 hours*
In order to fulfill the requirements for the Master of Science Degree
with a major in Biotechnology from SFASU, a student can earn credit for
the following required courses at UTHCT or SFASU.
Thesis Research 3 hours
Thesis Writing 3 hours
* Courses that must be added to the course inventory.
c. Elective courses prescribed for those students,
^Courses that must be added to the course inventory.
d. Courses freely elected by students,
Any of those courses listed in (c).
e. Others, specify.
NONE
2. Identify and describe special requirements for the program, e.g.,
clinicals, field experience, internship, practicum, thesis, etc.
In order to receive a Master's Degree with a Major in
Biotechnology a student must complete and defend a research thesis that
is approved by his/her thesis committee (advisory team). The thesis
defense will be open to the public.
3. If transfer students would be admitted to the program, list
articulation agreements completed, in negotiation, or planned.
Transfer students will be admitted to the program and course credit
will be transferred from regionally accredited institutions.
D. Curriculum
1. Identify by prefix, number, title, and description (including
prerequisites) courses to be required or elected in the proposed
program. (Identify with an asterisk (*) courses added during the
last 3 academic years, and with 2 asterisks (**) courses to be
added if the program is authorized.)
*CHE555 Proteins and Nucleic Acids: Molecular basis for
eukaryotic inheritance; structure and function;
chromosomal organization; DNA replication and repair,
transcription and translation; the genetic code,
regulation of gene expression, genetic differentiation;
genetic manipulation.
**CHE556 Molecular Biochemistry: Application of molecular genetics
to transcription control mechanisms; gene expression,
molecular cloning, and applications to biotechnology.
Laboratory training will be directed toward plasmid
preparation encoding useful protein products.
**CHE 557 Advanced Metabolism: Theoretical aspects of enzymatic
reaction mechanisms; application of molecular orbital
theory to enzymatic reaction mechanisms; mechanisms of
metabolic inhibitors and fermentation technology.
Laboratory training will involve the large scale preparation
of a particular enzyme or protein product by small pilot
plant scale fermentation technology.
**CHE558 Biophysical Chemistry: Instrumental analysis of proteins,
nucleic acids, carbohydrates, andlipids. Methods to
include ultracentrifugation: gradient separation of proteins
and nucleic acids; UV/Visible spectroscopy,
electrochemistry of cytochromes, X-ray diffraction of
proteins and nucleic acids; and HPLC of proteins.
**CHE 559 Advanced Biotechnioues: Continuation of CHE 454
(Biotechniques). Advanced techniques in the isolation,
purification, and manipulation of nucleic acids and
proteins. More extensive training in the use of
radioisotope techniques and safety in biotechnology.
DNA'protein footprinting techniques, additional training in
gel mobility shift techniques: further training in Western
blot detection ofDNA binding proteins; additional training
in the design and synthesis of radiolabelled
oiigonudeotide probes by Khorana chemistry; poiypeptide
sequencing (UTHCT); and FACS technology (UTHCT).
**CHE 560 Advanced Biochemistry: Current advanced biochemical
concepts focusing on research topics including the role of
actin, myosin I, myosin II in cyto kinesis. Emphasis in
protein chemistry on membrane topology and structural
analysis of P450 mixed function oxidases. Other topics
will include the role of complement in the functions of the
immune system, surfactant protein gene expression in
pulmonary alveoli, tumor suppressor proteins and cancer,
and RNA protein interactions.
**CHE 561 Biotechnology I: The topics covered in this
course will include gel electrophoresis for analysis of
proteins and nucleic acids; radiochemistry; DNA and RNA
synthesis, isolation, cloning, and sequencing; RFLP;
expression of proteins; and restriction enzyme analysis.
**CHE 562 Biotechnology II: This course covers protein
chemistry, immunology, the techniques of preparing tissue
cultures, physical biochemistry, receptors and receptor
assays, microscopy, computational biotechnology,
molecular modeling, and the biometric analysis of data at
an advanced level.
**BIO 5XX Advanced Virology: Viral antigen preparation; gradient
ultracentrifugation; vaccine production; PCR primer
design; PCR primer preparation; Southern blot using
chemiluminescent probes; restriction fragment length
polymorphism analysis, viral transfection and
transformation.
**BIO 5XX Advanced Immunology: Monoclonal antibody production;
lymphokine analysis; flow cytometric methods (cell
sorting), phenotype analysis, DNA analysis (UTHCT);
affinity chromotography; mRNA purification; cDNA
production; electroporation; immune electron microscopy;
rate nephelometry.
2. If the program design includes multiple curricula
(concentrations, emphases, options, specializations, tracks,
etc.), identify courses unique to each alternative.
N/A
3. Provide a semester-by semester projection for offering of the
required and prescribed courses during the first 5 years.
Cycle I: Offered in the fall of 1996 and repeated during even-numbered
years.
Fall 1996: CHE 559 Advanced Biotechniques*
CHE 556 Molecular Biochemistry
Spring 1997: CHE 557 Advanced Metabolism
CHE 555 Proteins and Nucleic Acids*
Summer 1997: CHE 560 Advanced Biochemistry
CHE 558 Biophysical Chemistry*
Cycle II: Offered in the fall of 1997 and repeated during odd-numbered
years.
Fall 1997: CHE 559 Advanced Biotechniques
CHE 556 Molecular Biochemistry*
Spring 1998 CHE 557 Advanced Metabolism*
CHE 555 Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Summer 1998: CHE 560 Advanced Biochemistry*
CHE 558 Biophysical Chemistry
Cycle III: Fall 1998 (Same as Cycle I)
Cycle IV: Fall 1999 (Same as Cycle II)
Cycle V: Fall 2000 (Same as Cycle I)
* These courses will be offered at night to serve non-traditional students.
The two elective courses chosen by the student will be arranged
according to demand and department availability. Biotechnology I and II
will be offered at UTHCT in the fall and spring, respectively. Thesis
Research and Writing will be offered every semester and summer term at
both campuses.
The teaching assignments for the faculty at SFASU for the first five
years of the proposed program are as follows. Molecular Biochemistry will
be team taught by Drs. Wiggers and Stewart in the Department of Biology.
Drs. Boring and Langley of the Department of Chemistry will team teach
Biophysical Chemistry. Drs. Boring and Wiggers will be the professors in
charge of teaching Biophysical Chemistry and Molecular Biochemisty,
respectively.
Term Course Instructor
Cycle I: Fall 1996
CHE 559 Advanced Biotech. New Staff
CHE 556 Mol. Biochem. Wiggers, Stewart
Spring 1997
CHE 557 Adv. Metabolism Case
CHE 555 Pro. and Nuc. Acids New Staff
Summer 1997
CHE 558 Biophy. Chem. Boring, Langley
CHE 560 Adv. Biochem. New Staff
Cycle II: Fall 1997
CHE 559 Adv. Biotech. New Staff
CHE 556 Mol. Biochem. Wiggers, Stewart
Soring 1998
CHE 557 Adv. Metabolism Case
CHE 555 Pro. and Nuc. Acids Harris
Summer 1998
CHE 558 Biophy. Chem. Boring, Langley
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CHE 560 Adv. Biochem. New Staff
Cycle III & V: Same as Cvcle I
Cycle VI: Same as Cvcle II
4. Describe arrangements that would serve non-traditional
students, e.g., non-traditionally scheduled classes, delivery of
instruction by telecommunications and/or off-campus instruction
sites, library services, student advisement, etc., if applicable.
The non-traditional student can complete the curriculum of study in
two years by attending night courses. All required core courses will be
offered at night in alternate years. Research can be carried out at night, on
weekends, or during the summer months, tt the proposed
telecommunications link is installed between SFASU and UTHCT, some of
the courses can be taught using that technology reaching students at
other institutions. The libraries at UTHCT and SFASU are available for
student use at night and on weekends.
5. If the general education/core curriculum component of the
proposed program differs from that required for all or most other
undergraduate programs at the institution, indicate how and
why.
N/A
E. Supporting Fields
1. Identify existing degree programs and non-degree supporting
fields that would complement the proposed program; describe
the relationship of each to the proposed program.
The undergraduate and graduate degree programs in biology and
chemistry will complement the proposed biotechnology program.
Students earning any of these degrees will have to learn the laboratory
skills and research techniques that are a vital part of any biotechnology
program. Preprofessional students who are not admitted to medical or
dental school would have an excellent alternative in the biotechnology
program.
2. If the existing programs or supporting fields would require
updating or expansion because of the new program, explain
how and why.
No existing programs or supporting fields with the exception of
Biology and Chemistry would have to be updated or expanded to institute
the proposed program. New courses would have to be added in these
departments for the proposed program.
F. Effect on Existing Programs
1. Describe how existing courses would be affected by
enrollments generated in the proposed program, including, but
not limited to, the potential need for additional sections or
increased class sizes, faculty, library resources, equipment,
supplies, and/or space.
The increase in enrollment generated by the proposed program will
not be large enough to require new sections of existing courses. However,
the addition of new graduate courses for the curriculum of the proposed
program will require the addition of at least one new faculty member in
chemistry. The library will need to subscribe to some new journals. (See
Section VI;B)
2. For a graduate program, describe how related undergraduate
programs would be affected by enrollments in the proposed
program, including changes anticipated in the rank and/or
credentials of faculty teaching in the undergraduate program,
and use of graduate student Teaching Assistants, Graduate
Assistants, Assistant Instructors, etc., and their credentials.
Provide evidence that faculty (full-time, part-time, or TAs) in the
proposed program, or who would replace current faculty
reassigned to the proposed program, would meet Southern
Association minimum standards for credentials and experience.
The number of students entering the proposed program who have
undergraduate course deficiencies is expected to be minimal (less than
five per year).
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G. Accreditation
1. If there is a professional program accreditation procedure in this
field, attach current standards.
Currently, the departments participating in this program are not
aware of any professional accrediting agency for biotechnology programs.
2. State intention regarding accreditation.
Efforts to get the program accredited will be undertaken when the
program can be accredited by a reputable agency.
III. EVALUATION
A. Describe procedures for evaluation of the program and its
effectiveness in the first five years of the program, including
admission and retention rates, program outcomes
assessments, placement of graduates, changes of job
market need/demand, ex-student/graduate survey, or other
procedures. How would evaluations be carried out?
The program will be assessed by keeping a student portfolio on
every student in the proposed program. Keeping the student portfolio will
be the responsibility of the chair of the advisory team (thesis committee).
The purpose of the portfolio is to track the student's progress in the
program. Exit interviews and skills assessment tests will be administered
to everyone by the student's advisory committee before they graduate
from the program. The results of the skills assessment tests will
determine whether a student will be required to be tutored on procedures
they should have learned in their course of study, whether a student will
repeat a course, or whether a student will take another course. Ha student
is found with deficiencies in his/her training, the advisory committee will
decide the course of action. This committee will make recommendations
about revising and upgrading a course if a deficiency is tracked to it. After
a student graduates, (s)he will be tracked and at least annually (s)he will
be asked to respond to a questionnaire. Some of the questions they will
be ask will deal with the success in their job. Other questions will ask how
the proposed program can be improved. The job market needs and
demands will be tracked on a semiannual basis. The Dean of the College
of Sciences and Mathematics at SFASU and the Director of Research at
UTHCT will coordinate the assessment of the program.
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IV. Program Need/Demand
A. Identify similar programs at:
1. Texas public and independent universities,
Graduate programs in biotechnology in Texas are tending to
emanate from chemistry departments. The following is a listing of
biotechnology programs in universities in Texas.
Southern Methodist University, Department of Chemistry
Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry
University of Houston, Department of Biochemical and Biophysical
Sciences
University of Texas, Arlington, Department of Chemistry
University of Texas, El Paso, Department of Chemistry
Rice University, Department of Chemistry
Five of these six programs do not focus on a master's degree.
2. Out-of-state institutions, if the proposed program would be
unique in Texas.
N/A
B. Describe justification for the proposed program in terms of the
following, as applicable:
1. Local, regional, state, national, and international needs
Last year the biotechnology industry had sales of $8.7 billion even
though the majority of products derived from these new technologies are
still not on the market (from "Biotech '96: Pursuing Sustainability" by
Ernst and Young Accounting, San Francisco, CA). The products of
biotechnology, from genetically engineered tomatoes to DNA testing in the
O. J. Simpson case, are becoming familiar to anyone who watches, reads
or listens to the news. In the next five years biotechnology sales should
more than double as it yields products that are presently unavailable in
fields such as health care, agriculture, and forestry.
Over the last five years, the biotechnology industry has grown very
rapidly creating many high-paying jobs for property trained personnel.
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Judging by the number of repeating job advertisements for people with
skills related to biotechnology, the demand for trained individuals in this
field has created an acute shortage of qualified personnel in the job
market. From all accounts, the shortage is predicted to grow even more
acute in the future.
The demand for people trained in biotechnology has prompted the
Departments of Chemistry and Biology at Stephen F. Austin State
University (SFASU) and the University of Texas Health Center in Tyler
(UTHCT) to work collaboratively to offer a Master of Science degree with a
major in Biotechnology. This degree will give students training that is not
presently available in East Texas. By combining the teaching experience
and degree granting status of SFASU with the research capabilities of
UTHCT, an excellent master's program in biotechnology can be developed
and offered with a minimum expenditure of state funds. Both facilities
have state-of-the-art equipment and expertise among their personnel that
can be utilized to provide students with a high level of training for
employment in the rapidly growing biotechnology industry and in
university-based biomedical research.
The proposed curriculum and degree requirements for the Master of
Science degree with a major in Biotechnology constitute a unique program
in the East Texas region of the State. Although the courses that comprise
the proposed program are offered in various departments at other
universities, to our knowledge, they have not been coordinated into a
concise program anywhere. Some of the larger universities in the State
offer degrees in their biochemistry departments or medical schools that
resemble, in some respects, the proposed program.
2. The long-range academic plan of the institution.
The institutions involved in implementing the proposed program
have long-range plans to educate students for jobs in new technologies.
The proposed program fits this criterion.
3. The demand from prospective students.
This proposed program grew out of the demand from prospective
students at SFASU and UTHCT. Many of these students, although some of
the best in the university, are unable to gain admission to professional
schools. Biotechnology seems to be a suitable alternative for them.
Traditional programs in the sciences do not often adequately prepare
students for the industrial based research environment, or biomedical
research laboratories. The students who complete the proposed program
will have such preparation.
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4. Job market needs (identify specific potential employers and
supply names, addresses and phone numbers where possible).
There are three biotechnology companies and UTHCTin Tyler,
Texas that are potential employers of program graduates. Any
pharmaceutical company or biomedicai research based university could
be potential employers. The job market demand in biotechnology is for
people with master's degrees as the current Ph.D. supply is more than
adequate. The training afforded by a bachelor's degree is inadequate for
the skill level demanded by prospective employers. An example of the
need in the area of biotechnology is Northwestern University in Chicago
that has just graduated its third class of 35 master's degree students all of
whom found employment within one month of graduation with an average
salary of $45,000 (Science, 270, October 6,1995, p. 129).
The names, addresses, and phone numbers of a sample of possible
employers are:
Tvler. Texas
Texas Immunology Inc., 5400 University Blvd. 903-566-8254
Animal Technologies Inc., 2016 E. Erwin St., 903-592-1363
Ausa International Inc., HWY155S, 903-581-2472
Univ. of Texas Health Ctr., Hwy 271 & 155, 903-877-3451
Houston. Texas
Bio-Medical Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corp., 4902 Glenmont,
713-668-3081
Bio-Norm Laboratories, 10400 Westoffice, 713-266-8356
Bio-Pharmaceutical Reference Laboratory, Inc., 8945 Long Point,
713-461-2754
Bio-tek Environmental Services Inc., 3200 Wilcrest Dr., 713-782-3984
Dallas. Texas
Bio-Recovery, 670 W. Arapaho Rd., 214-437-0608
Bio-Research Inc., 1743 American Pkwy., 214-783-7083
Bio-Scan, 1200 W. Pleasant Run Rd., 214-230-0180
Biosynthesis Inc., 5323 Spring Valley Rd., 214-490-5566
BetaGene Corp., 2600 N. Stemmons Frwy., 214-630-3393
Southwestern Scientific Co., 3750 Marquis Dr., 214-276-1992
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V. Program Potential
A. Estimate the cumulative headcount and full time equivalent
(FTE) enrollment for each of the first 5 years (majors only,
considering expected attrition and graduation) and indicate
the number expected to be new to the institution each year.
Semester Year New Total Graduation Attrition Net
Fail 1996 5 5 0 0 5
Spring 1997 5 10 0 19
Summer 1997 1 10 0 0 10
Fall 1997 6 16 0 1 15
Spring 1998 3 18 0 2 16
Summer 1998 1 17 5 0 12
Fall 1998 7 19 4 1 14
Spring 1999 4 18 4 1 13
Summer 1999 1 14 5 0 9
Fall 1999 8 17 4 2 11
Spring 2000 5 15 3 2 10
Summer 2000 1 11 3 0 8
Fall 2000 9 17 5 3 9
Spring 2001 6 15 5 2 8
Summer 2001 19 2 0 7
Fall 2001 10 17 5 1 11
B. Explain assumptions used in making these estimates.
The assumptions are based on an anticipated initial pulse of
enrollment due to pent-up demand that will eventually level off in 5 years
to an enrollment of 9-17 students per year. Area growth will obviously
contribute to an expected slow but steady increase with the projected
growth of biotechnology nationwide. Attrition rates will probably be
constant.
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VI. Resources
A. Personnel
1. Describe any personnel additions or changes in the past three
years made in anticipation of the program.
At SFASU, Drs. Michele Harris and Roger Case were hired in
anticipation of the proposed program. During the past three years UTHCT
has added to its faculty Drs. Liu, Black, Madiraju, Rajagopalan and
Pendurthi who will be part of the requested degree program.
2. Indicate for the first five years the cumulative number of FTE
personnel who would be involved in delivery of the program in
each for the following categories:
a. released time for administration and other services,
At SFASU the proposed program will be coordinated through the
office of the dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematic by a person
on a half-time appointment At UTHCT 1 FTE (0.2/year) will be required to
coordinate and administer the creation and operation of the program.
b. full-time faculty,
Seven faculty at SFASU, including one new faculty member. At
UTHCT twenty one faculty will participate in the proposed program at
different times. One new faculty member will be hired at UTHCT for the
proposed program.
c. part-time faculty,
None.
d. graduate student assistants,
Forty seven at SFASU and twenty seven at UTHCT over a five year
period.
e. clerical/support staff, and
One at UTHCT and one and a half at SFASU.
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f. others, specify.
None.
3. List current faculty members, indicating highest earned
degree/institution, field of study, current teaching and research
assignments, dates of appointment, and anticipated contribution
to the program. Specify course(s) each faculty member would
teach.
From the Department of Chemistry at SFASU:
Faculty member: Wayne C. Boring
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
institution granting degree: U. of Kansas
Field of studv: Analytical Chemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Quantitative Analysis,
Instrumental Analysis, Graduate Physical Chemistry
(Electrochemistry).
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Biophysical
Chemistry and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Roger S. Case
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: U. of Texas
Field of studv: Organic Chemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Biotechniques,
Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, and Toxicology.
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Biotechniques,
Advanced Metabolism, and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Michele Harris
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: U. of Arkansas
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Biochemistry I & II,
Proteins and Nucleic Acids, Introductory Chemistry, and
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry.
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Comprehensive
Biochemistry, Proteins and Nucleic Acids, and Biophysical
Chemistry and supervise graduate research projects.
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Faculty member: Richard Langley
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: U. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Field of study: Inorganic Chemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Inorganic Chemistry
and General Chemistry.
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Biophysical
Chemistry and supervise graduate research projects.
From the Department of Biology at SFASU:
Faculty member: Robert J. Wiggers
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Texas A&M University
Field of studv: Molecular Genetics
Current teaching and research assignments: Genetics and General
Biology
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Molecular
Biochemistry and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Robert Stewart
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree:
Field of studv: Virology
Current teaching and research assignments: Immunology, Virology,
General Biology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Epidemiology.
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Immunology, Advanced Virology, and supervise graduate research
projects.
From UTHCT:
Faculty member: Mark A. L. Atkinson
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Oxford University
Field of studv: Cell Biology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechiques and supervise graduate research projects.
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Faculty member: Shaun D. Black
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Michigan
Field of studv: Biological Chemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Vijay Boggaram
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Stockholm, Sweden
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Gokul C. Das
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Calcutta University
Field of studv: Biophysics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Ronald F. Dodson
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Texas A&M University
Field of study: Biological Electron Microscopy
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Arthur L. Frank
Highest degree earned: M.D.,Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City
University of New York
Field of studv: Environmental Health
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
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Faculty member: David B. Holiday
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Texas A&M University
Field of studv: Statistics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Anna Kurdowska
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Jagiellonian University, Poland
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Ming-Chen Liu
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Georgia
Field of studv: Microbiology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Murty V. V. S. Madiraju
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Delhi, India
Field of studv: Microbiology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Jerry W. McLarty
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Texas HSC at Houston
Field of studv: Biomathematics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Edward J. Miller
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of London
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Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Donald R. Nash
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of North Carolina
Field of studv: Bacteriology/Immunology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Michael K. Pangbum
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Washington
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Usha R. Pendurthi
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Osmania University, India
Field of studv: Biology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
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Faculty member: Barry T. Peterson
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Rochester
Field of studv: Biophysics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member Malini Rajagopalan
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: University of Delhi
Field of studv: Biochemistry
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Richard J. Wallace
Highest degree earned: M.D.
Institution granting degree: Baylor College of Medicine
Field of studv: Microbiology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research and
administration
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Cathy H. Wu
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Purdue University
Field of studv: Botany and Plant Pathology
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
Faculty member: Christian W. Zwieb
Highest degree earned: Ph.D.
Institution granting degree: Max-Planck Institute
Field of studv: Molecular Genetics
Current teaching and research assignments: Full time research
Anticipated contributions to the program: Teach Advanced
Biotechniques and supervise graduate research projects.
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4. If current faculty would be teaching new courses, how would
their teaching assignments change, and how would their
current assignments be accommodated?
At SFASU some of the sections the current faculty teach could be
combined with other sections that have low enrollments, thus permitting
the faculty member to teach a new course without an overload.
Furthermore, some of the upper level courses faculty are currently
assigned with less than twenty students could be offered every-other year
instead of every year to free the faculty member to teach a new course.
There are currently no students at UTHCTand no formal courses are
taught. Prior to the initiation of the Biotechnology and Environmental
Sciences graduate programs UTHCThas been solely a biomedical
research facility with educational activity limited to non-degree granting
programs such as residency training. Nevertheless, on average 10-15
students/year do all or part of their dissertation research at UTHCT under
the direction of individual faculty members. These students have come
from UTT, SFASU, UT Austin, Japan, UT Houston, and Texas A&M. In
addition on average 12 to 15 postdoctoral fellows receive advanced
training under the direction of our faculty each year. Teaching the
biotechnology courses will necessarily reduce the research effort, but due
to the number of faculty involved the impact on any one research program
should be minimal.
5. List all new positions (faculty, graduate assistants,
clerical/support, etc.) required during the first five years of the
program and indicate whether the positions would be additions
or reassignments. If reassignment, indicate the source.
One new faculty member with a Ph.D. in biochemistry or a related
field will be needed to initiate the proposed program. Fifteen graduate
research assistantships will be needed for the program as well as one
person to coordinate telecommunications associated with the program.
All of the positions would be in addition to the current faculty and staff.
6. Describe qualifications that would be sought in new faculty,
indicate the expected level of appointment and anticipated
contributions to the program (including research grants,
contract resources, etc.)
The new faculty member that is desired for the proposed program
should have a Ph.D. in biochemistry or a related field. The person for the
position should demonstrate that (s)he is capable of establishing a
research program in biotechnology and of obtaining extramural funding.
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The faculty member will be hired as an Assistant Professor unless her/his
qualifications warrant otherwise.
7. For graduate programs:
a. describe departmental faculty policy regarding chairing
or serving on thesis/dissertation committees, number of
students supervised at one time, etc.
Currently, the only requirement for a faculty member to chair a
thesis committee is to be a Full or Associate Member of the Graduate
Faculty. An Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty must obtain the
approval of the Associate Vice President to be the chair of a thesis
committee. In order to serve on a thesis committee, a faculty member
must be a member of the Graduate Faculty. There are no limits on the
number of students a faculty member can supervise at one time, however,
most faculty do not want to supervise more than one or two graduate
students involved in research activities at the same time.
b. identify faculty who would supervise theses: provide
examples of their ongoing research projects and scholarly
publications.
Everyone listed in Section Vl,3 could be involved in supervising
theses.
B. Library
1. List any library holdings added in the past three years in
anticipation of the program.
Appendix 1 presents a list of titles of books added during the last
three years which provide some retrospective support to this program.
They were acquired, however, to provide balance to the collection, not in
anticipation of this program. The journal Biotechnology was added in
1995 in anticipation of this program.
2. Describe library holdings specifically relevant to the proposed
program, noting strengths and weaknesses. If there are
guidelines for the discipline, do current holdings meet or
exceed standards? Describe planned actions that would
maintain strengths and/or remedy weaknesses.
This is a cooperative program supported by the holdings of two
libraries: the Ralph W. Steen Library of Stephen F. Austin University and
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the UT Health Center library. There are presently no standards for
minimum library resources needed to support the proposed program.
Strengths and weaknesses of both libraries are discussed below.
The UT Tyler Health Center library's journal list contains principally
medical journals, with some primary research titles. These include three
journals identified by SFA Biology faculty as important to this program:
EMBO Journal. Molecular and General Genetics, and Journal of Molecular
Biology. However, due to a lack of funds, the UT Health Center library
does not contemplate adding additional resources in support of this
program.
The Steen Library has overall strength in its collections. Steen
Library holdings number more than 1,500,000 volumes in all formats.
Holdings are well in excess of Clapp-Jordan formula requirements and
score an "A" in collection adequacy as measured by American Library
Association standards for college libraries. In fact, as measured by the
1995 version of these standards, the library has 223% of the collection size
required. In addition, Steen Library holdings satisfy the American
Chemical Society accreditation requirements for the present
undergraduate program of the Department of Chemistry. The university
has never had an engineering program. Consequently, the library's
holdings are generally weak, both in biotechnology and in engineering
and technology in general. A few areas, such as mining and petroleum
technology (Geology) and paper technology (Forestry), are exceptions.
The library currently subscribes to only two specifically biotechnology
journals, Bio/Technoloav and Biotechnic & Histochemistrv (formerly
Stain Technology). Thirteen other journals not held by either library were
recommended by SFA faculty in Biology and Chemistry as core journals
for the proposed program and need to be added to Steen Library's
subscription list. These are shown in Table 1 with estimated 1996 prices
based on the most recent available data.
Table 1
Core Biotechnology Journals
Bio separation. $ 441.00
Essays. 350.00
Biotech News. 139.00
Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 204.00
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 1,944.00
Biotechnology Education. 115.00
Biotechnology Progress. 365.00
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Biotechnology Techniques.
Physiology.
Journal of Biotechnology
Molecular Medicine.
Nature; Medicine (new in 1995)
Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Total annual cost; 1996 prices:
432.00
995.00
1,989.00
175.00
395.00
2,904.00
$10448.00
These journals will be purchased with the approval of the
Departments of Chemistry and Biology.
Library holdings in relevant areas were estimated by measuring the
library's shelflist Table 2 provides a breakdown of the results organized
by Library of Congress Classification. (Serials are excluded.)
Table 2
Steen Library Holdings in Biotechnology Fields
LC Class.
QD53-64
QD71-121
QD415-441
QH324
QH426-531
QH573-705
QK710-899
QK981
QP1-345
QP501-801
QR1-502
RA1224.3
Subject No. Books
Chemistry. Instruments; Techniques... 50
Analytical chemistry, except metals,water 650
Biological chemistry 100
Biology. Methods of research. Techniqu 75
Genetics
Cytology
Plant physiology
Plant genetics
Physiology
Animal biochemistry
$so
450
550
25
Microbiology (includes Immunology,
Virology)
Genetic toxicology
1,000
1,100
4
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RB155 Heredity. Medical genetics 75
RC268.3-268.4 Cancer. Immunological aspects. Genetic aspects
10
S494 Principles of breeding (plants & animals) 200
SB123 Plant culture. Breeding... 50
SD399.5-399.7 Forest genetics 25
SF105.3 Animal breeding 6
TP248.2-248.6 Biochemical engineering 125
Steen Library acquisitions are guided by written collection
development statement for major subject areas. These statements were
recently reviewed and updated through a cooperative effort of librarians
and faculty, and collection strengths and weaknesses were identified and
collecting goals determined.
Newly-published monographs are collected principally through an
approval program. The program utilizes a computer-based profile of
collection interest organized by subject, level of complexity, language, and
other parameters. Librarians and faculty work together to continuously
maintain the relevancy of this profile. Shipments are received and
displayed in the library weekly and reviewed by faculty and librarians who
make decisions concerning acceptance or rejection of the items.
Standard bibliographies, such as Books for College Libraries.
Choice Best Academic Books, and American Reference Books Annual are
checked regularly to help identify additional material. Subject-specific
bibliographies are also searched if they can be identified, and for this
program, the 1988 edition of Information Sources in Biotechnology, which
appears to be the most recent relevant source, was checked Faculty
members also assist in the acquisition process by submitting requests for
specific titles that have come to their attention.
3. Describe cooperative library arrangements that would be
available to students in this program.
In addition to traditional Interiibrary Loan services which make
available library resources worldwide, the library has built a strong
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foundation for services which extend library resources to SFA students
and faculty. The Access Services Department oversees interlibrary loan
and develops new computer-based information services for student and
faculty use. Access Services has also fully integrated the use of
commercial document delivery into its traditional interlibrary loan service
to improve students'success in finding information.
The library participates in the East Texas Consortium of Libraries,
which provides opportunities for cooperative collection development and
priority interlibrary loan services to its member libraries within a broad
region of East Texas. The library also participates in the Coordinating
Board's TexShare program, which includes all Texas state-supported
universities. TexShare provides Internet-based interlibrary loan services,
cooperative purchase of computer-based indexes, and a statewide
borrower's card. Faculty and students may apply at Steen Library for a
TexShare library card which can be used to check out materials from other
participating libraries.
4. Provide library director's assessment of library resources
necessary for the proposed program.
The proposed program is composed primarily of new courses.
Because support for this program can be costly, the library proposes a
multi-faceted approach to ensure quality while keeping costs to a
minimum. The program in biotechnology should be supported through a
combination of print acquisitions, online services, and interlibrary loan.
To provide overall guidance, collection development statements for
Biology, Chemistry, Allied Medicine, and Engineering and Technology
should be updated to reflect that serials in biotechnology need to be
added and that additional serials need to be considered in the related
areas of genetics, microbiology, virology and biochemistry. Revisions
should also include a need to strengthen both the monograph and journal
collections in the core area of biotechnology.
The approval program will need to be expanded, not only in
biotechnology, but in related fields, where collecting has been curtailed
due to budget limitations. At present, the library collects very little in
biotechnology. In fact, no materials at all were acquired under the
approval plan in the last review period except in the sub field of Food
Biotechnology. To have purchased 50% of graduate level biotechnology
titles treated by the approval program during the last two years would
have required approximately $5,000 per year.
Journals cited in Table 1 need to be added with the approval of the
Departments of Chemistry and Biology. The total price for these journals
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went up 39% in the last three years, and price increase projections for the
immediate future are 14% annually.
Library holdings can be augmented by electronic search services,
and the library has a number of these services already available. Some of
them require the assistance of a librarian; others may be searched directly
by the user. Titles requiring librarian assistance currently available
include Biological Abstracts. Chemical Abstracts. Index Medicus.
Engineering Index. Environment Abstracts, and CAB Abstracts (a
comprehensive European agricultural index) Agricola. another
comprehensive agriculture index, is available both as a librarian-assisted
service and for direct use.
FirstSearch. an online service provided by Steen Library, offers
more than 40 different index databases covering many subjects which
users may search directly. Of relevance to the proposed program are the
following databases: Medline (Index Medicus). BasicBIOSIS (an
abbreviated version of Biological Abstracts), and Concise Engineering
Index fan abbreviated version of Engineering Index).
Training to permit users to search these databases directly is
provided through the library. This suite of databases is available over the
Internet, so once researchers are familiar with search techniques they
can access the database at their convenience from home or office, or from
130 public stations within the library itself. The searcher, after identifying
needed materials, can then determine whether the items are owned by
Steen Library or by other libraries. Material not owned by Steen Library
can usually be acquired in a timely fashion through interiibrary loan.
Interiibrary loan costs are absorbed by Steen Library and must be included
in planning.
In practice, users will frequently need a mixture of direct use and
librarian-assisted searching to complete their research, especially because
FirstSearch files are often selective within fields relevant to this program.
Costs will vary greatly, but experience with other disciplines suggests that
a typical research project might include the following components which
have been used to construct an annual cost estimate table (Table 3). The
table assumes a total of 5 students doing 2 research projects per
semester, a hypothetical, but modest, estimate. The summer is included
as a single semester.
(V Direct Searching: FirstSearch is available for a charge which
currently is $0.55 per "search statement". The table assumes the
user will construct ten search statements and apply them to three
files ($0.55 x 10 statements x 3 files = $16.50).
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Librarian-Assisted Searching: if the search is then expanded to the
full online files, requiring librarian mediation, the cost would likely
be from $30 - $40 per search.
(V Interlibrarv Loan: Interiibrary Loan from medical libraries costs $8
to $10 per article by surface mail and $12 to $16 per article faxed.
Commercial document delivery services, an alternative source which
must be used when copyright limitations would otherwise be
exceeded, also costs $12 to $16 per article. The UTHC Tyler will
charge $7 per article, does not fax, and has limited relevant
material; consequently, utilization of UTHC resources are not
factored into the estimate.
(4) Library Overhead. Studies have shown that the overhead cost to
borrowing and lending libraries for interiibrary loan averages about
$25 per transaction nationally. However, these costs are not
included in the table estimate because the library expects to absorb
them with existing staff.
Table 3.
Annual Estimated Search & ILL Costs
In summation, because of the high inflation rate for library materials,
this program will require more incremental funding over time than most,
and materials costs are higher than average. Because the library budget
is already strapped supporting existing programs, funds to support this
program will need to be added to the library budget and supported in
succeeding years through incremental adjustments. Table 5 summarizes
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information presented in the library portion of this report and illustrates
resource requirements more fully through a five year cost projection.
Table 5
Five Year Cost Projection of Library Funding Requirements
CATEGORY START-UP YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5
1 * * * *
Biotechnology 5,000 5,250 5,513 5,788 6,078
Approval
est. 5%
inflation rate
Approval, 3,000 3,150 3,308 3,473 3,647
related areas
5%
inflation rate
Journals 10,448 11,900 13,577 15,478 17,645
est. 14%
inflation rate
Searching 4,695 4,930 5,176 5,435 5,707
est. 5%
inflation rate
Total by 23,143 25,230 27,574 30,174 33,077
Year
C. Equipment
1. List any equipment acquired in the past three years in
anticipation of the program.
In the past three years the Department of Chemistry has purchased
over one-half million dollars worth of new equipment including the
following:
1. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer
2. Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer
3. Atomic absorption spectrometer with graphite furnace and cold-vapor
accessories
4. Electrochemical equipment with static mercury drop and rotating
solid electrode accessories
5. Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer
6. Liquid chromatograph
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7. UV-Visible spectrophotometer
8. Large scale fermentation incubator
9. Multiple electrophoresis units with power supplies
10. Polaroid camera for DNA gels
11. Western blot apparatus
12. Immunoblotting equipment
13. Isoelectric focusing equipment
14. PAGE electrophoresis for protein separations
Besides these instruments the Department of Chemistry has Raman
and X-ray diffraction spectrometers.
The Department of Biology has purchased the following equipment
in the past three years.
1. PCR thermal cycler
2. Ultracentrifuge
3. High speed refrigerated preparative centrifuge
4. Benchtop fermenters
5. UV/Visible gel and blot image analysis system
6. Floor mount shaker table/incubators
7. Cryogenic storage (-90°C)
8. C02 incubators
9. Gravity feed autoclaves
10. Submarine gel electrophoresis units
11. Lyophilization
12. Gel drier system
Although none of this equipment was purchased specifically for the
proposed program, all of it will be used in teaching laboratories or
research associated with it.
In the past three years the Biomedical Research Departments at the
University of Texas Health Center have purchased over 1.2 million dollars
worth of new equipment to be used in the biotechnology program
including the following:
1. Automated DNA sequencer,
2. DNA synthesizer,
3. 4 PCR temperature cyclers,
4. 2 Oscillating incubators,
5. 3 HPLC chromatography systems,
6. 5 Cryogenic ultralow freezers (-80°C),
7. 4 Freezers (-20°C),
8. 1 Ultracentrifuge,
9. 4 High speed centrifuges,
10. 6 Microcentrifuges,
11.3 Autoclaves,
12.13 Incubators and waterbaths,
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13. 2 Gamma counters,
14. Refractometer,
15. Large scale fermenter,
16. 3 DNA hybridization systems,
17.3 Microscopes,
18. Protein hydrolysis apparatus,
19. Isoelectric focusing apparatus,
20. 3 UV/Vis spectrophotometers, and
21.16 Computers or computer terminals (DEC, Indigo, SPARC, IBM,
Apple).
With all of this equipment in place, the proposed program can be
started immediately with a minimum expenditure of State funds.
2. Itemize expenditures projected during each of the first 5 years
for equipment and supplies specifically for the proposed
program.
See the budget at the end of this document.
D. Facilities
1. Describe any facilities added or modified in the past three years
in anticipation of the program.
None.
2. Describe the availability and adequacy of existing facilities that
would be used for the proposed program.
The Department of Chemistry at SFASU is housed in a three story
building with 55,000 sq. ft. of floor space. The building has three lecture
rooms with capacities of 37,45, and 62 students. A 336 sq. ft. seminar
room that comfortably seats 12 students is also available for smaller
classes to use. The total laboratory space in the building is 8,678 sq. ft.
Of this space, 3,532 sq. ft. are devoted to research and some laboratory
teaching.
The floor space SFASU has for research is not adequate for the
number of students that are expected to enroll and conduct research in the
proposed program. This points out the need for the collaboration between
SFASU and UTHCT. The combined laboratory research area of the two
collaborating institutions is more than enough to accommodate the
anticipated number of students expected to be in the program.
The Biomedical Research program at UTHCT is housed in several
buildings including a 70,000 sq. ft. Biomedical Research building, an 8,800
sq. ft. fully accredited vivarium and 25,000 sq. ft. of additional research
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laboratories including two P3 facilities for research on infectious diseases.
The Biomedical Research Building houses six lecture rooms totaling over
4000 sq. ft. (one for 150 students, one for 20 students and four with
capacities of 15 students each). Laboratory classes will utilize many
different areas of the 35,000 sq. ft. of existing laboratory space and the
over $10 million worth of high tech equipment in those laboratories for
hands-on experience.
3. Describe planned alteration or renovation of existing facilities
needed for the program; estimate date of availability and
display estimated cost in Item VII.
Two minor renovations need to be carried out on the Chemistry
Building in order to initiate the proposed program. One of the renovations
involves constructing stainless steel racks on the existing laboratory
benches in Room 306 of the Chemistry Building. The cost estimate for this
renovation is near $8,000. A cold room will nee